User:Jmbranum/Daniel Sandate

Daniel Sandate was the second U.S. soldier to be deported from Canada to the US when he was deported July 16, 2008 from Niagara Falls, Canada.

Before being deported, Sandate had been living in Brampton, Ontario for over 2 years. He was later court-martialed at Fort Carson and sentenced to an 8 month prison sentence.

Daniel Sandate was represented by James M. Branum (of Pine Ridge, Oklahoma), William Durland (of Colorado Springs, Colorado) and Captain Seth Cohen (of the United States Army Trial Defense Service). Long's principal sentencing arguments focused on Sandate's suffering from post traumatic stress disorder which was the result of his time in Iraq and his potential for rehabilitation upon release.

While in prison, Sandate released a written statement about his opposition to the war in Iraq. He was released on January 20, 2009 at Fort Sill, OK, and spoke publicly about his experience at a press conference in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on January 22, 2009. Sandate is now living in Oklahoma City.