Published: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 16:54:53 +0900

From the Stars and Stripes:

An airman who said he went absent without leave from Osan Air Base to escape a possible court-martial and jail time got both Tuesday for the same act he hoped would keep him free.

Airman Christopher R. Neal, 21, of the 51st Communications Squadron, was sentenced to 10 months in jail and loss of pay after pleading guilty to being AWOL and to breaking restriction.

But in a pretrial agreement, Neal’s jail term was set at eight months. Because he was jailed for 69 days before trial, he’ll spend less than six months more in jail, the prosecution said.

He also was sentenced to loss of $500 per month for 10 months.

So why did this airman go AWOL and how did he get caught you ask?  Juicy girl of course:

Fearing jail time, he gathered some belongings and fled to an off-base apartment he’d rented, where he lived with his girlfriend, he told the judge.

Base authorities interviewed people in the off-base bar district and passed out flyers with Neal’s picture. The Air Force Office of Special Investigations put 14 agents on the case, OSI Special Agent Kevin McCray testified.

Neal had been AWOL for 43 days when 10 OSI agents appeared suddenly at his apartment.

Neal said that while in pretrial confinement, he learned his girlfriend “had contacted them” and led them to him.

Yes juicy "contacted them" when his money ran out and nothing more could be sucked out of him I'm sure.  However, sometimes no matter how many times you warn people about juicy girl they don't listen until they lose their shirt or in this airman's case end up in jail at the Hump. 

Like Nomad put it in his post, Ville 101 boys.

More over at the Marmot's Hole as well. 

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The punishment was too harsh for this kid when compared to other crimes committed in the military. Compare Jenkins 39 year "AWOL" with this kid's 40 plus days.

Keep in mind that Jenkins spent 40 years rotting in North Korea. That was a prison sentence in itself in my opinion.