The testimony said that Mohammed claimed to be working with Americans to fix water pumps. He then changed his story to say he needed to do electrical work.
Miller became suspicious and told Charles Miller and an interpreter to join him so he could question Mohammed near a latrine. Miller asked to borrow Charles Miller's 9-mm pistol before the questioning began.
As the interrogation went on, Miller became bothered with Mohammed's answers and pointed the gun at his head.
"I said, 'Look, if you don't tell me the truth, I'm going to kill you.' I was just using it as a scare tactic," Derrick Miller testified.
Miller said he shot the prisoner after he grabbed for the gun.
Charles Miller said he interpreted the incident differently.
He said Mohammed tried to create distance by pushing on Derrick Miller's chest.
"I never saw the man grab Sgt. Miller's weapon but he did try to create space between them by putting a hand towards his chest, however, he never created space between them," Charles Miller said. "Sgt. Miller then put the gun to the man's head and pulled the trigger. About 30 seconds went by between the time (he) tried to create space and when Sgt. Miller pulled the trigger."
It’s murder.
You don’t get to kill prisoners who don’t cooperate with you.
Every member of the military knows the rules of war. Murder is murder. This guy was properly convicted.