Lewis Welshofer Jr.

Lewis E. Welshofer Jr. is an American soldier, who was charged with murdering an Iraqi prisoner. Welshofer was then serving as a chief warrant officer in the 3rd armored division.

Welshofer is alleged to have inserted Iraqi General [[Abed Hamed Mowhoush] head first in a sleeping bag, bound the bag with bungee cords, then sat on his chest, and held his mouth closed. General Mowhoush had eight broken ribs from an earlier beating.

At his court martial a CIA official who observed Welshofer's interrogation techniques, wrote a memo because he was alarmed when Welshofer told him that he violated interrogation rules every day.