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SAN DIEGO — A U.S. Marines drill instructor has been charged with 224 counts of abusing recruits, a Marines spokesman said Thursday.
Sgt. Jerrod M. Glass postponed making a plea during a court appearance at San Diego Marine Corps Recruit Depot, where he worked, said spokesman Austin Mansfield. The charges include 91 counts of assault, 89 of failure to obey lawful orders and 27 of cruelty and maltreatment.
Glass had worked as a drill sergeant for less than a year when the alleged mistreatment occurred in January and February. No member of his platoon was seriously injured.
In one incident, Glass allegedly ordered a recruit to jump head-first into a trash can and then pushed him further into the container, according to court documents cited in The San Diego Union-Tribune. He is also accused of striking recruits with a tent pole and a heavy flashlight.
In court Wednesday, Glass did not speak except to answer basic questions from the judge, Lt. Col. Jeffrey Meeks. Defense lawyer Capt. Patrick J. Callahan asked that all counts be read aloud.
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