Camp Pendleton recon Marine under federal investigation for stolen ammo and explosives by
Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base sign outside the main gate of the base. A Marine is under federal investigation involving stolen ammunition and explosives from a Camp Pendleton shooting range. (San Diego Union-Tribune/TNS) CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Tribune News Service) A Marine corporal is under federal investigation amid a probe into several service members for allegedly stealing ammunition and explosives from a Camp Pendleton shooting range, according to the Marine Corps and a Naval Criminal Investigative Service report reviewed by The San Diego Union-Tribune. Seven Marines and one sailor were investigated by NCIS, according to the investigation report. One Marine faces a general court-martial in July and another Marine’s charges were dismissed. All of those involved are attached to the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion at Camp Pendleton.
New details are being released about a Camp Pendleton Marine who is accused of stealing ammo and keeping military explosives off-base. According to new military documents, the Marine had about 12,000 rounds of ammunition and three grenades.
AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi Marines in California are being investigated for possible ties to missing explosives and ammunition. Few details have been released, but a sergeant faces charges, and another service member is awaiting a federal hearing. Marines at a Southern California military base are being investigated for possible ties to missing explosives and ammunition. A sergeant at Camp Pendleton is in custody and facing charges, and another service member is awaiting a federal hearing in connection to the case, said 2nd Lt. Kyle McGuire, a spokesman for 1st Marine Division. Few details have been made public about the investigation, which McGuire said is unrelated to 10 pounds of C-4 explosives that disappeared from another California base Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms last month.