A Marine who was detained in connection to the death of a dependent in Hawaii is still in confinement this week, service officials told Military.com on Thursday, but no charges have been filed nearly a month and a half after the incident.
The dependent died on Sept. 1 aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii , or MCBH, and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service began an investigation into the incident with the Honolulu Police Department.
The Marine was detained in connection to the death, but the service has released few details about the incident, including information such as the Marine’s name, rank or relationship to the dependent who was found deceased.
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On Thursday, a spokesperson for the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing told Military.com that the investigation was ongoing and that no charges had been filed, but did not answer questions about the Marine’s background, including the unit the service member was in at the time of the dependent’s death.