A Marine stationed in Hawaii remains in custody this week in connection to the death of a dependent, service officials told Military.com on Thursday, yet no charges have been filed.
A service member’s dependent died Sept. 1 at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, or MCBH. This comes after a soldier in Hawaii whose pregnant wife went missing was arrested in August as part of a separate case. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service is investigating the dependent death, officials said, and the Marine has been in confinement for nearly two weeks.
Meanwhile, the Marine Corps and law enforcement officials have been silent on details regarding the most recent case, to include basic information such as the Marine’s rank, the connection to the dependent, as well as names of those involved.
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Military.com sent the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and NCIS a list of detailed questions Thursday, but got few answers as each entity cited the ongoing investigation. NCIS confirmed that no charges had been filed.
“1st Marine Aircraft Wing is aware of an incident on Sept. 1 that resulted in the death of a service member’s dependent,” 1st Lt. Isis Coty, a spokesperson for the wing, told Military.com on Thursday. “The Naval Criminal Investigative Service is actively investigating the incident, and the command is fully cooperating with that investigation.”
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