Victor Agosto

Released
Full name:Victor Manuel Agosto
Gender:Male
Era:2000s
State:Texas
Time Imprisoned:
24 Days
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Victor Agosto

Biography

Victor Agosto was an Army communications specialist and Iraq veteran who publicly refused deployment to Afghanistan. He participated in Iraq Veterans Against the War and the Under the Hood GI coffeehouse community at Fort Hood.

Case

Charges: Disobeying a lawful order connected with deployment to Afghanistan
Sentenced: Aug 5, 2009
Incarcerated: Aug 5, 2009
Released: Aug 29, 2009
Sentence: Sentenced August 5, 2009 to thirty days in jail, reduction in rank and loss of pay. He was taken away under guard after the hearing and served in Bell County Jail. Released August 29, 2009, before the full sentence expired. Military discharge was a separate later event.
Judge: Captain Santos (summary court-martial presiding officer, August 5, 2009)
Convicted: Yes
Plead: Guilty to disobeying a lawful order.

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