SAN DIEGO - A Marine was charged Tuesday with murder and dereliction of duty in the death of a detainee in Fallujah, Iraq, after authorities say his involvement came to light during a lie-detector test for a job with the Secret Service.
Sgt. Ryan Weemer is the third person charged in the case, which centers on allegations that a Marine squad shot a group of unarmed captives during heavy fighting in November 2004.
The case arose when Weemer, 25, applied for a job with the Secret Service protective agency. Investigators claim Weemer described the killing during a polygraph test that included a question about whether he had participated in a wrongful death.
Weemer had completed his active duty and was in the Marine Corps' Individual Ready Reserve until the Marine Corps reactivated him this week, said Lt. Col. Sean Gibson, a Marine spokesman. The move allows the military to court-martial Weemer.
Weemer has been assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, while he awaits trial at Camp Pendleton in California.
Weemer's attorney, Paul Hackett, said he had not been notified that Weemer had been charged. He declined to comment immediately..........
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