When the "not guilty" verdicts were announced late in the afternoon of July 28, Marine Staff Sgt. Steven Smiley appeared to weaken at the knees. He gripped the table in
A military jury found Staff Sgt. Steven Smiley not guilty of negligent homicide and other charges in the death of Pfc. Dalton Beals, 19, during a grueling training exercise in 2021.