Stars & Stripes

18 November 1993

SCHWEINFURT, Germany (S&S) - A Schweinfurt soldier accused of distributing 600 LSD tablets to other soldiers was found not guilty at a general court-martial Nov 3.

PFC Michael A. Orr of HQ Co, 2nd of the 15th INF BN, was acquitted by a jury of seven officers and non-commissioned officers on four counts of distributing LSD, according to his civilian attorney, DAVID COURT.

"They were a variety of drug-related charges that occurred over October and November last year," COURT said Wednesday.

Orr was held about a week past the end of his enlistment so he could be tried, COURT said.

"The government's theory in the case was that, although my client may not have distributed the drug himself, he wanted it to be distributed," COURT said. The jury deliberated for just more than an hour, COURT said.

About 100 tablets of LSD sell for about $1,200 in Germany.