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After some say the Missouri National Guard mishandled the discipline of alleged neo-Nazi Nathan Wooten, a Senate committee is digging deeper. |
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Wrap: Former Guardsman Eddie Ratliff says Wooten's punishment wasn't harsh enough.
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Description: "You just couldn't hardly go into work, it was so miserable there. You just couldn't work in that condition." |
The Committee on Governmental Accountability is investigating the Guard's discipline policy.
Wooten supervised military funerals at veterans cemeteries.
Ratliff says that's unacceptable.
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Description: "There shouldn't be no Nazi's burying World War II veterans. I'm sorry I'm completely against it. That'd be like your enemy coming and burying you, you know." |
A Guard spokesperson says Guard personnel deserve due process but she can't respond to current legislative actions.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Mark Hodges, NewsRadio 1120 KMOX.
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A Missouri National Guard member says the discipline of his former boss and alleged neo-Nazi wasn't handled properly. |
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Wrap: Brandon Knott came before a Senate committee with sharp criticism of alleged neo-Nazi Nathan Wooten.
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Description: "He didn't get the punishment that he deserved." |
The Committee on Governmental Accountability is investigating the way the Guard handles conduct problems.
Knott says Wooten was back on the job far too soon.
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Description: "When we questioned as to why he was brought back on the job before the investigation was over, she couldn't give him a reason why. There was no specific reason why they brought him back." |
A Guard spokesperson didn't respond to the ongoing investigation.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Mark Hodges, NewsRadio 1120 KMOX.