A military jury has found an Army sergeant guilty on one of three charges in the hazing-related death of Pvt. Danny Chen. The 19-year-old private killed himself in October 2011 during deployment in Afghanistan with Fort Wainwright’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division.
Sgt. Jeffrey Hurst was found not guilty Friday of hazing and maltreatment. He was found guilty of dereliction of duty.
The jury sentenced Hurst to reduction in rank and hard labor without confinement for 45 days.
Hurst, who testified in his own defense, is the sixth of a group of soldiers to face court-martial in the Chen case.
The eight soldiers faced charges including allegations of racial taunting and failing to stop the hazing.
