An investigation into the February 28, 2004 shooting of Muhamad Husain Kadir, an Iraqi cow herder who was flex-cuffed, by PFC Edward L. Richmond (name disclosed in later-produced court-martial records).  The platoon stationed at Taal Al Jal got instructions to shoot anyone fleeing the village. A PFC "noticed an Iraqi male walking his cattle away from the village [and] asked if I should shoot the farmer because he was leaving the village. I was told by SGT not [to] shoot him."  The PFC then got instructions that all males in the area should be arrested. One squad member stated: "We began to see local Iraqi nationals walking around in the fields herding their cows and sheep. There was never a reason given to why these Iraqis are being detained."  A SGT and PFC entered the field and cuffed Iraqis. PFC Richmond fired one round at a cuffed detainee, later claiming that detainee lunged at the SGT: "SGT then stated to me 'place my weapon on his head and if he so much as moves shoot him,' which I did." In a later statement, the PFC stated that "[L]ooking back on it now, I don't think the Iraqi actually lunged. What happened is [SGT] turned him to walk away; however, because of the adrenaline, when [SGT] moved the Iraqi out of my sight picture, I just reacted by shooting him." SGT states that detainee had been flexi-cuffed and did not lunge. Squad-member interviewed about incident states that accused soldier "would always see any Iraqi and ask if he could shoot them." Investigation found probable cause to believe that the shooting was a murder and that PFC Richmond made a false statement.  PFC Richmond was later convicted by court martialed (ACLU-RDI 1751, see link at right) of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to, among others things, three years in prison.