Hill Case Summary

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Army Spc. Tevin Geike,was murdered by a fellow servicemen at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The victim, 20-year-old Tevin Geike, had been walking at approximately 2am with two other soldiers on Saturday Oct. 5 in a Tacoma Washington suburb. A car containing 5 African-American men drove by and yelled racial statements about being white to the three men who are all Caucasian. Initially it was believed to be a hate crime but now lead investigators believe that race was not a motivating factor. According to reports the groups exchanged words then the vehicle turned around and stopped, and five black men got out. Witnesses say Hill put Geike in a bear hug and pushed him to the ground before returning to the car covered in blood. Barnes friend and fellow service man to Geike said Geike died in his arms. The group had been celebrating Geike's upcoming discharge from the Army. A break in the case came Sunday afternoon, when a military sergeant came to police with incriminating information .According to police, the sergeant Hill had conflicting stories on how he injured his hand. First he claimed he injured his hand while cutting vegetables then he eventually went to a hospital, where he claimed he hurt the hand while cutting parachute cord, police said. Investigators also identified and talked to a man who was among the five in the car. Lesser charges have been filed against the two other soldiers, who are accused of helping to dispose of the knife used in the killing. The three men charged in the case are scheduled to make a first court appearance on Tuesday. The main suspect, Jeremiah Hill, did not make a statement; so it's unknown exactly why he did this. Police also have not said why they don't believe the incident was racially motivated, except to cite interviews from "everyone

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