By Associated Press
Fort Campbell, KY – A Fort Campbell Military Jury sentenced a U.S. Army National Guardsman to life in prison with the chance of parole yesterday. The jury convicted Sergeant Derrick Miller of Hagerstown, Maryland of murdering an Afghan civilian. Miller shook hands with several soldiers when he received his sentence. The 27-year-old's attorney had argued during two days of testimony that Miller acted in self-defense when he shot a man last September. Defense attorney Charles Gittins told the jury that Miller initiated the attack.