Well the idiots responsible for locking down all of Kunsan Airbase due to their taxi cab related incident exploits, have been found guilty and sentenced by the Korean court:

A Kunsan airman collapsed in a South Korean courtroom Tuesday morning after a judge announced that he and a base civilian worker were sentenced to 3½ years in prison for beating a taxi driver and trying to steal a car after a night of drinking.

A third man charged in the case, Airman 1st Class Michael Carpenter, was given three years’ probation for theft.

The airman, 24-year-old Travis Martens, and Paul Chessbro, who worked at an on-base health products store, directed their taxi driver on April 22 to a dead-end street, beat him inside the car and continued beating him when he got out of the car.  [Ashley Rowland, Stars and Stripes]

The sentencing obviously did not go over to well for Airman Martens:

Guards rushed to help Martens, who fell and hit his head on a chair after his knees buckled as he stood while the judge read the verdict. After Martens gained consciousness, one guard laid his hands on Martens’ shoulders, and another held a cold 7-Up can against the spot where he bumped his head.

Martens, a military policeman, sat motionless with his head buried in his hands as the judge continued talking. Guards later supported Martens, who was pale and had loosened his necktie, as he limped out of the courtroom.

His attorney, Jin Hyo-geun, said Martens fainted because he didn’t eat anything for breakfast and was upset by the verdict.

“It’s not fair,” Jin said of the sentences. He said Martens and Chessbro, 21, both plan to appeal their sentences.

Well at least he found Jesus:

During a final statement to the panel of judges last month, Martens said he had made mistakes that night, had begun reading the Bible for the first time while being held, and wanted to return to the Air Force.

His lawyer complains that the setencing is not fair but I see nothing unfair about it.  I’m usually the first one to point out dubious South Korean court rulings, but this one, with the information I have, I can’t really find anything dubious about it.  If anyone has any additional information please chime in but it appears this is a pretty cut and dry case that these guys committed the crime.  Additionally the sentencing is pretty standard for this type of assault.  The sentencing is nearly identical to the sentence given to the Stuff ‘em in the Trunk Gang last year who committed a crime almost identical to these three.

Martens excuse I didn’t buy either:

Jin, Martens’ attorney, has said his client has suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder since returning from a 2005 deployment to Iraq. Insomnia caused by PTSD contributed to Martens’ actions that night, Jin said.

The PTSD excuse is being used by just about every servicemember getting in trouble now.  Marten was an airman in Iraq and the Air Force guys I saw in Iraq spent pretty much their whole tours on the base.  Chances are Marten probably didn’t see any combat at all in Iraq.  The fact is Airmen Marten, not PTSD committed this crime and he doesn’t like the fact he is being held accountable for it.