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Nicole Mitchell

Era:2010s
State:Washington
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Biography

Nicole Mitchell was a U.S. Army military police officer who developed conscientious objections while deployed to Iraq. Although the Army approved her for noncombatant conscientious-objector status, she remained assigned to unarmed military-police duties. After going absent without leave and voluntarily returning, she was court-martialed and entered the Puget Sound naval brig on May 20, 2010 under a thirty-day sentence.

Case

Charges: Absence without leave after approval for noncombatant conscientious-objector status
Sentenced: May 20, 2010
Incarcerated: May 20, 2010
Sentence: Thirty days in the Puget Sound naval brig.