 A US army reservist accused of abusing Iraqi prisoners has agreed to plead guilty to reduced charges as part of a deal with military prosecutors, his attorney says. Sergeant Javal Davis, formerly of Roselle, New Jersey, had faced up to 8 1/2 years in prison and a dishonourable discharge on three charges connected with the maltreatment of detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison. "There is a pretrial agreement," said attorney Paul Bergrin on Thursday. Under the deal, he will be charged with simple assault and rendering false official statements, Bergrin said. He declined to comment on what penalties Davis now faced. Davis, 26, was scheduled to face a court martial in Fort Hood, Texas, next Tuesday. He faced charges including maltreating detainees, dereliction of duty and assaulting prisoners by stomping on the toes and fingers of Iraqi inmates. |