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An American sailor charged with killing a homosexual shipmate pleaded guilty to murder today in a U.S. military court but said the killing was not premeditated--a move that could spare his life. Airman Apprentice Terry M. Helvey, 21, of Westland, Mich., entered the plea at a pretrial hearing for a Navy court-martial set to begin June 1. He was arrested after the body of 22-year-old Allen Schindler was found in a pool of blood last October in a public restroom in Sasebo in southern Japan.

Immediately after a court-martial sentenced Apprentice Terry M. Helvey, 21, to life in prison for beating to death a gay shipmate, the U.S. Navy confirmed Thursday that a second sailor participated in the beating but was unwittingly sentenced to only four months in jail. Navy Airman Charles E. Vins, 21, who was convicted last November of resisting arrest and failing to report a crime, kicked Seaman Allen R.

An attorney for a sailor accused of killing a gay shipmate disclosed here Friday that the alleged murder occurred after the victim, the accused and at least two other people had been drinking together. It was the first official disclosure of any details about the incident that has become a rallying cry for gay rights advocates. Air Force Maj.

A sailor who killed a gay shipmate was sentenced today to life imprisonment after tearfully apologizing to the victim's mother and insisting he did not brutally beat her son to death because he was homosexual. A jury of eight Navy and Marine officers imposed the sentence on Airman Apprentice Terry M. Helvey, 21, after deliberating only three hours. Helvey initially did not move when he heard the verdict.

Airman Apprentice Terry M. Helvey, accused of beating to death a gay Navy shipmate, will go on trial June 1, a U.S. Navy court-martial judge ruled here Friday. The judge, Cmdr. David P. Holcombe, said that selection of jurors from among U.S. sailors and Marines serving in Japan will begin May 23. At least five jurors must be seated. No maximum is specified under Navy regulations. Lawyers for the 21-year-old Helvey, accused of killing Seaman Allen R.

Confronted with charges of a cover-up, Navy officials have confirmed that a sailor about to be discharged because he was homosexual was beaten to death more than two months ago by a shipmate. Navy officials in Japan said that Seaman Allen R. Schindler, 22, may have been a victim of gay-bashing, allegedly killed by a fellow sailor assigned to the Belleau Wood, an amphibious assault ship with a home port in Japan. Lt.

The mother of a gay American sailor killed by a shipmate will be barred from "making emotional appeals" when she testifies in a trial scheduled to begin here next week, Judge David P. Holcombe ruled Friday. Holcombe, a Navy commander, also assured defense attorneys for the confessed killer, Airman Apprentice Terry M. Helvey, 21, that he would not allow testimony about the future that his shipmate, Seaman Allen R. Schindler, 22, might have had if he had not been slain.

A U.S. Navy sailor who admitted killing a homosexual shipmate escaped a possible death sentence Monday when a court-martial judge accepted the sailor's plea of guilty of having committed the crime "with intent to do great bodily harm." The judge, Navy Cmdr. David P. Holcombe, impaneled a jury of eight Navy and Marine Corps officers, two of them women, to decide on the punishment for Airman Apprentice Terry M. Helvey, 21, of Eloise, Mich. He could be condemned to prison for life.

Airman Apprentice Terry M. Helvey, 21, told a U.S. Navy judge today that he wants to be represented by civilian lawyers against charges that he killed a gay shipmate. His court-martial is set for April 27. Taken to a courtroom at the main U.S. Navy base in Japan, the 6-foot-4, 240-pound sailor towered over his two Navy lawyers and military police officers stationed at the courtroom door. He appeared calm and answered promptly when questioned by the court-martial judge, Cmdr. David P. Holcombe.

A sailor who killed a gay shipmate was sentenced today to life imprisonment after tearfully apologizing to the victim's mother and insisting he did not brutally beat her son to death because he was homosexual. A jury of eight Navy and Marine officers imposed the sentence on Airman Apprentice Terry M. Helvey, 21, after deliberating only three hours. Helvey initially did not move when he heard the verdict.

A sailor who killed a gay shipmate suffered child abuse in a broken home and hated homosexuals. He inflicted injuries as severe as if his victim had been killed in "a high-speed auto accident or low-speed airplane crash," then told an investigator he'd do it again, a court-martial was told here Tuesday. The testimony came before a jury of eight Navy and Marine officers who are charged with fixing punishment for Airman Apprentice Terry M. Helvey, 21.

A U.S. Navy sailor who admitted killing a homosexual shipmate escaped a possible death sentence Monday when a court-martial judge accepted the sailor's plea of guilty of having committed the crime "with intent to do great bodily harm." The judge, Navy Cmdr. David P. Holcombe, impaneled a jury of eight Navy and Marine Corps officers, two of them women, to decide on the punishment for Airman Apprentice Terry M. Helvey, 21, of Eloise, Mich. He could be condemned to prison for life.

The mother of a gay American sailor killed by a shipmate will be barred from "making emotional appeals" when she testifies in a trial scheduled to begin here next week, Judge David P. Holcombe ruled Friday. Holcombe, a Navy commander, also assured defense attorneys for the confessed killer, Airman Apprentice Terry M. Helvey, 21, that he would not allow testimony about the future that his shipmate, Seaman Allen R. Schindler, 22, might have had if he had not been slain.

An American sailor charged with killing a homosexual shipmate pleaded guilty to murder today in a U.S. military court but said the killing was not premeditated--a move that could spare his life. Airman Apprentice Terry M. Helvey, 21, of Westland, Mich., entered the plea at a pretrial hearing for a Navy court-martial set to begin June 1. He was arrested after the body of 22-year-old Allen Schindler was found in a pool of blood last October in a public restroom in Sasebo in southern Japan.

Airman Apprentice Terry M. Helvey, accused of beating to death a gay Navy shipmate, will go on trial June 1, a U.S. Navy court-martial judge ruled here Friday. The judge, Cmdr. David P. Holcombe, said that selection of jurors from among U.S. sailors and Marines serving in Japan will begin May 23. At least five jurors must be seated. No maximum is specified under Navy regulations. Lawyers for the 21-year-old Helvey, accused of killing Seaman Allen R.

An attorney for a sailor accused of killing a gay shipmate disclosed here Friday that the alleged murder occurred after the victim, the accused and at least two other people had been drinking together. It was the first official disclosure of any details about the incident that has become a rallying cry for gay rights advocates. Air Force Maj.

A sailor who killed a gay shipmate suffered child abuse in a broken home and hated homosexuals. He inflicted injuries as severe as if his victim had been killed in "a high-speed auto accident or low-speed airplane crash," then told an investigator he'd do it again, a court-martial was told here Tuesday. The testimony came before a jury of eight Navy and Marine officers who are charged with fixing punishment for Airman Apprentice Terry M. Helvey, 21.

A shipmate who witnessed the beating of gay sailor Allen R. Schindler in Japan last October said he saw five sailors pummel Schindler outside a public restroom before two of the attackers dragged him inside to continue the fatal assault. Keith Sims, who was a gunner's mate aboard the amphibious assault ship Belleau Wood, said he has volunteered information to Navy investigators but has yet to be called by Navy prosecutors as a witness in the case.