Richmond's Louisiana-based attorney, John McLindon, said he hadn't seen the charging documents and therefore couldn't immediately comment on the case.
Richmond was 20 when an Army court-martial panel convicted him of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced him to three years in prison for killing the handcuffed Iraqi civilian near Taal Al Jai in February 2004.
Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesRichmond initially was charged with unpremeditated murder, which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison.
Richmond testified that he didn’t know Kadir was handcuffed and believed the Iraqi man was going to harm a fellow soldier.
Police struggled for hours to stop the mob of Donald Trump supporters from entering the Capitol through the same tunnel entrance.
Persons:
cowherd, Edward Richmond Jr, Richmond, John McLindon, hadn't, Muhamad Husain Kadir, Kadir, Donald Trump
Organizations:
U.S . Army, U.S, Capitol, Army, Richmond, FBI, Police, Washington , D.C, The Associated Press
Locations:
Iraq, Geismar , Louisiana, Louisiana, Baton Rouge , Louisiana, Taal Al Jai, West Terrace, Washington ,