Yonathan Melaku

Ex-Marine Who Shot at Pentagon Gets 25 Years

A schizophrenic ex-Marine convicted of shooting at the Pentagon and other military targets has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.

2013/01/11

Ex-Marine Who Shot at Pentagon Awaits Sentencing

A schizophrenic ex-Marine convicted of shooting at the Pentagon and other military targets is slated to learn whether he will spend the next 25 years in prison.

2013/01/10

2010 Pentagon Shooter Deemed Schizophrenic

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The ex-Marine who fired shots at the Pentagon and Marine Corps museum in 2010 has been classified as schizophrenic by government doctors, but prosecutors still want to enforce a plea deal that requires a 25-year prison sentence.

Twenty-five-year-old Yonathan Melaku (meh-LAH-koo) of Alexandria pleaded guilty last year to firing shots at several military-related targets. No one was injured. He was caught months later, only after he was discovered trying to desecrate graves in Arlington National Cemetery.

He struck a plea deal last year requiring a 25-year prison sentence. After making the plea bargain, his family hired new attorneys who questioned Melaku’s mental health.

In court filings Friday, federal prosecutors in Alexandria said Melaku has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. They want him to serve his sentence in a prison hospital.

2013/01/04

US Opposes Psych Test In Military Shootings Case

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Virginia are objecting to a request for a court-ordered psychiatric evaluation for a man who admitted to firing shots at the Pentagon, the Marine Corps Museum in Quantico and […]

2012/07/23

Psych Evaluation Sought For Yonathan Melaku, Admitted Pentagon & Marine Corps Museum Shooter

Federal prosecutors in Virginia are objecting to a request for a psychiatric evaluation for a man who admitted to firing shots at the Pentagon and other military buildings.

2012/07/23