Officials tight-lipped about military murder at Camp Lejeune

How many miltary men come back to civilian life and decide to kill without reason!? the go in and come back something else

My prayers go out for both family's. I personally know johnny and would say without a doubt he is incompentant to stand trial. If his attorney who is representing him in the case ( who was about to retire before taking this case) would dig up his medical records it would be obvious. I am not defending anyone and hope feel really bad for the victem. but this needs to be addressed and measures taken within the military to prevent things like this from happening rather being overlooked and taking Johnnys confession and scoring another conviction for the prosecution

The young men and women who enter the military have good intension of serving their country. Some where amongst these soldiers are bad apples.

The disturbed may enter military life as teenager and some beat the system long after ranking and "snap". (1)Recruiters should check references from the school(school board) or school teacher or random classmate. Don't take a rumor from the enlistee's friend/classmate for granted. Obtain psychological medical information from local hospital if any. (2)fellow soldier should report abnormal behavior/acts of a soldier for evalaution and not seen as a joke or laughing matter amongst them.
(3)random psychological test,like random urine test in place. May already be in place by the military.

Today there is a new problem; miltary personell killing their own fellow soldier. Something has to be done to protect the men and women who serve our country.This type of killing maybe come a problem in the military. It is already a problem on the streets of our coutry, which started out small and is exculating amongst young people.

Yes, a person maybe liked/dislike, but it doesn't mean that person is not capable of comitting a crime.

I've been following this case since it happened. We share the same lastname but, are not related. the question ca'nt leave my mind wether the marines were romantically involved? was this a lovers dispute that was only fueled by the threat of the military finding out. This in no way justifies murder,but does bare asking? if so, this could have been prevented. Just throwing this out there because I hav'nt seen any comment to this subject. has anyone else thought this ,especially do to the tight lipped nature pertaining any details. SOME ONE PLEASE COMMENT ON THIS!

My son is in the Marines and is stationed at Camp Lejeune. Even through boot camp my son was taught his fellow marines were his brothers. He stands true to that today. The marines is his family. I hope and pray that this young man did not kill one of his brothers. I do not care who you are or what type of problems you are having, you can not take a life of one of your brothers. I understand that war can change a person. We have a long line of Marines in our family. I am proud of all Marines and proud to say my son is a Marine. I guess I just expect more from Marines than any other branch of the military. I hope all marines learn from this. Be proud of who you are and what you stand for. You are the best, stand tall and make us proud to support. Don't disgrace what you faught to hard to be a part of. Being a marine is not easy. My prayers go out to the family of the young marine who lost his life.

hey for real. law was a little crazy... he was my boy and a beast in football but he was always a little different. For instance,In practice he panced our football coach and coach kicked him in the head. hahaha.. But he was a good dude and Im sad this happened. My heart goes out to Law and his family...

For those of you who didnt know Johnny you have no room to speak. I went to high school with Johnny for four years and saw him every day! He is one of the sweetest, kind hearted, and funny guys you could ever meet. If you were having a bad day he was right there to cheer you up by making some funny voice and a crazy face. Johnny did have some depression problems but he would never hurt anyone else. For you people out there that dont know the kind of person that Johnny is, you should not be judging him. How do you even know that he did it? You dont and when the verdict comes to prove you wrong saying Johnny is innocent, then you will be judged! I am here to support Johnny and his family!

The things these military men and women see and experience changes them. So this guy, Law, you dated or knew probably isn't the same person any more. Our military men don't get the mental health assistance they need and they should. The victim's name has been realized, but I had already found out he is a relative of mine. All I can say is the murderer SNAPPED. If Law is responsible for his death, no wonder he tried offing himself. It is horrifying what the murderer did to the guy.Whomever is responsible DOES deserve more than any court can sentence him with!

I grew up with Johnny Law, he was a good person and if you knew him he truly had an amazing heart.He was my boyfriend for most of freshmen year in HS. He has had issues with depression before and attempted suicide back while we were in high school. while this was ignored i have no idea and am furious about.Everyone has breaking points, his just went a lot farther then anything normal. It breaks my heart to see that because of the military's lack to help him when needed, his life is now ruined and pretty much over. My heart goes out to Johnny and his family...

Why is this story being buried???? I’ve sat hear and read all the comments. Only 21 -22yrs old, so young: it seem as though both were good people. Both joined the Marine Corps with the hopes of service to their country. Both died in horrific ways. What a tragedy. Only one, Law, needed, asked for help repeatedly saying suicidal comments ...HE asked for help...from fellow marines, but they turned a blind eye. NCO, command, did nothing. Isn’t there some type of protocol when a marine loses rank from a CORPL to pfc to be placed on watch for depression or other things, like i don’t know a danger to themselves or others? Was he sent for counseling or evaluated for such a demoralizing thing as serving for 3 yrs3 mo. and being demoted to a PFC? NO. We all have braking points. And I mean all. Corpl Hartzell went looking and knock on the wrong door. For this…my hart hurts for two mothers, their families and fellow Marines. To those that did nothing, PAY ATTITION .To those leaders fueling the Stigma behind asking for help or being uneducated on what to look for or not providing adequate psychological support, re educate yourselves, this was too high a price to pay. If our military branches continue to do nothing, this will surely happen again. I’m tired of the lies and the countless cover ups of the hundreds of suicides, providing little or no help for depression, which can lead to potential homicides on bases around the world. Hopefully some good can come from this horrific tragedy for the families of, Corpl Hartzell and law. That the psychological well being of all in service of this great country will never be over looked AGAIN, Stepping up in reversing this horrible phenomenon.

If you knew him, you would not be saying this stuff.

To say that he was a "decorated Marine" is probably stretching the truth more than a little bit. He joined in 2006 and was still a Private. My guess is he wasn't the brightest shining star of his unit.

This person deserves life in prison. He doenst even deserve to be called a Marine. An udderly complete failure in life.