Army ‘birther’ pleads guilty to 1 of 2 charges
An Army doctor who disobeyed orders to deploy to Afghanistan because he questioned President Barack Obama’s eligibility for office pleaded guilty Tuesday to one of two charges against him.
Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin of Greeley, Colo., pleaded guilty in a military court to a charge that included not meeting with a superior when ordered to do so and not reporting to duty at Fort Campbell in Kentucky. Lakin, a 17-year veteran, faces up to 18 months in prison and dismissal from the Army when he is sentenced on that charge.
He pleaded not guilty to a second charge of missing a flight he was required to be on, and the court-martial proceeding continued on that count.