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Ricky Clousing

Released
Gender:Male
Era:2000s
State:North Carolina
Time Imprisoned:
2 Months 11 Days
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Ricky Clousing

Biography

Ricky Clousing was an Army interrogator who spoke publicly against the Iraq War after returning from deployment. He left his unit, later surrendered, and was jailed following an unauthorized-absence plea.

The Common Ills report of October 12, 2006 identifies Seattle attorney David Miner as Ricky Clousing’s counsel at the court-martial in which he pleaded guilty to absence without leave rather than desertion. The report was written before sentencing that afternoon.

Case

Charges: Absent without leave; plea avoided a desertion finding
Sentenced: Oct 12, 2006
Incarcerated: Oct 12, 2006
Released: Dec 23, 2006
Sentence: Sentenced October 12, 2006 to eleven months, with all but three months suspended under the plea agreement. A later support report describes actual imprisonment and his return home in December 2006. The suspended balance is excluded from time served. Exact commitment and release days are not established.
Convicted: Yes
Plead: Guilty