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New page: {{currentevent}} '''Brandon Michael Ward''' is a U.S. Marine charged with second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder for a June 25, 2006 incident in which he stabbed ...
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'''Brandon Michael Ward''' is a U.S. Marine charged with second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder for a [[June 25]], [[2006]] incident in which he stabbed two men, [[Joey Hall]] and [[Joseph Ruinato]]. Hall died from the injuries.
According to testimony, Ward had been kicked out of a party in [[East Milton]] for allegedly attacking his girlfriend, [[Samanta Sparling]]. After being comforted by others at the party, Sparling was driven to her [[Munson Highway]] home by Ruinato, Hall and another teenage girl. Ward's car was present when they arrived. He stabbed both men three times with a butterfly knife.
Ward's trial began on [[May 14]], [[2007]]. His defense attorney, [[Leo Thomas]], has stated he will invoke Florida's "[[Stand Your Ground]]" law, passed on [[October 1]], [[2005]]. (The incident occurred at Sparling's house, but Ward regularly stayed there on weekends.) According to Thomas, "This is a tragedy for everyone involved. There's no question about it. But the evidence will show it was an honest case of self-defense."<ref>"'I thought he punched me.'" ''Pensacola News Journal'', May 16, 2007.</ref>
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'''Brandon Michael Ward''' is a U.S. Marine charged with second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder for a [[June 25]], [[2006]] incident in which he stabbed two men, [[Joey Hall]] and [[Joseph Ruinato]]. Hall died from the injuries.
According to testimony, Ward had been kicked out of a party in [[East Milton]] for allegedly attacking his girlfriend, [[Samanta Sparling]]. After being comforted by others at the party, Sparling was driven to her [[Munson Highway]] home by Ruinato, Hall and another teenage girl. Ward's car was present when they arrived. He stabbed both men three times with a butterfly knife.
Ward's trial began on [[May 14]], [[2007]]. His defense attorney, [[Leo Thomas]], has stated he will invoke Florida's "[[Stand Your Ground]]" law, passed on [[October 1]], [[2005]]. (The incident occurred at Sparling's house, but Ward regularly stayed there on weekends.) According to Thomas, "This is a tragedy for everyone involved. There's no question about it. But the evidence will show it was an honest case of self-defense."<ref>"'I thought he punched me.'" ''Pensacola News Journal'', May 16, 2007.</ref>
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