SEATTLE, June 20 (UPI) -- A witness in a trial involving the alleged murders of Afghan civilians was moved from his isolation cell in Washington state, authorities said.
Pvt. Jeremy Morlock was moved after repeated complaints about the condition of his confinement in the Joint Base Lewis-McChord brig, the Seattle Times reported Monday.
Morlock, who confessed to the murder of three Afghan civilians, is expected to be a star prosecution witness in a military trial set for September to prosecute four other soldiers who allegedly took part in the killings.
Morlock, facing 24 years in prison as part of a plea deal that compels his testimony, complained his isolation cell lacked proper heating and ventilation and he was denied contact with other prisoners.
Army officials confirmed Morlock was transferred June 13 to a new cell that he shares with about 40 other soldiers but declined further public comment.
Morlock admitted to Army investigators his involvement in the murder of three unarmed Afghans in January, February and May of 2010. He implicated the other soldiers in the killings, which he said were staged to look like legitimate combat deaths.
