Justice served to criminal Airmen Published Jan. 25, 2006 By Airman Nerissa Williams 20th Fighter Wing Military Justice paralegal SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- The 20th Fighter Wing Office of the Staff Judge Advocate is responsible for prosecuting criminal cases against Air Force members suspected of violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice and applicable civilian criminal codes.The following cases were prosecuted at Shaw in the months of October and November.In a general court-martial held Oct. 6, Senior Airman William J. Resimont, 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron, pled guilty to using cocaine. Airman Resimont tested positive for 898 nanogram/milliliters of cocaine during a random urinalysis. A military judge sentenced him to three months confinement, a $1,870 fine, an additional confinement of 12 months if the fine is not paid, reduction to the grade of E-3, forfeiture of $1,870 pay per month for 3 months and a reprimand.In a general court-martial Oct. 20, Staff Sgt. Raphael M. Bunkley, 609th Air Intelligence Squadron, pled not guilty to all charges and specifications. Sgt. Bunkley was accused of entering the home of another Airman without permission and subsequently beating one individual over the head with a pistol, stomping the individual's head with his foot, and pointing the firearm at the second individual. He was also charged with wrongfully appropriating a cell phone. The charges against him were: housebreaking, assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, and wrongful appropriation.A jury of officer members found him not guilty of housingbreaking. Though the members found Sgt. Bunkley not guilty of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, they found that he was guilty of assault consummated by a battery for stomping the individual's head with his foot. He was also found guilty of wrongfully appropriating a cellular phone. The panel of members sentenced Sgt. Bunkley to reduction to the grade of E-4, 45 days confinement and a reprimand.In a general court-martial Nov. 15, Airman Jason Pudelski, 20th Civil Engineer Squadron, pled guilty to two uses and one possession of cocaine. On July 2, Airman Pudelski was stopped by civilian police after making a Uturn at a police roadblock. When questioned by police, Airman Pudelski admitted to being in possession of cocaine. The police retrieved a cigarette package containing a white powdery substance from Airman Pudelski's car door which was confirmed by state investigators to be cocaine. A urinalysis was done and the results came back positive for cocaine indicating he was not only in possession of cocaine but had in fact used cocaine.On July 23, Airman Pudelski was again caught having used cocaine. The Airman was at a local nightclub when another bar patron reported that he was in possession of cocaine. Civilian police were called and, upon arrival, the club owner reported he saw Airman Pudelski swallow what appeared to be a cigarette pack which he believed contained drugs. Airman Pudelski denied drug use but a urinalysis conducted the next day resulted in a positive cocaine level of 87,836 ng/mL, which is much higher than the federal cutoff.A military judge sentenced Airman Pudelski to a bad conduct discharge, confinement for 13 months, and reduction to the grade of E-1.On Nov. 28, a summary court-martial was convened in which Senior Airman Michael Williams, 20th CES, pled guilty to two counts of absent without leave.A squadron commander from Shaw served as the summary court officer. Airman Williams admitted to being AWOL for 23 days and then again for a period of two days. The sentencing case against him was aggravated in that he had several prior instances of similar misconduct. The summary court officer sentenced him to 30 days confinement, reduction to the grade of E-2 and forfeiture of $692 pay.The federal convictions and punitive discharge, if adjudged, may adversely impact the ability of these Airmen to secure civilian employment with any federal agency, state agencies, all law enforcement or any other organization that conducts background investigations on potential employees.Their convictions and sentences are subject to review by the Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals and the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.Nearly all trials are open to the public. For more information about Shaw's court schedule and location, contact the legal office at 895-1560.