Federal clemency record
Michael Chase Behenna
Summary
Michael Chase Behenna was pardoned by President Donald Trump on May 6, 2019, for a conviction of unpremeditated murder and assault. Behenna, a U.S. Army First Lieutenant, had been convicted in a military court-martial for the 2008 shooting death of an Iraqi detainee during interrogation in Salah ad-Din Province.
Clemency record · 1 grant
Pardon · May 6, 2019
Granted by Donald Trump (Republican)
Unpremeditated murder; assault
Original sentence: 240 months imprisonment (sentenced February 28, 2009, U.S. Army).