Airman discharged after three courts martial for drug use Published Jan. 17, 2007 By Lt. Col. Don Christensen 325th Fighter Wing Base Legal Office TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- On Dec. 21, 2006 Airman 1st Class Jason Borrero, 325th Contracting Squadron, was tried here for the wrongful use of cocaine. Airman Borrero entered a plea of guilty before the military judge, Col. Bruce Ambrose. Colonel Ambrose sentenced Airman Borrero to six months confinement, reduction to E-1 and a bad conduct discharge. During the trial, Airman Borrero provided details of a night of cocaine abuse that occurred in his home on Nov. 6, 2006. On that evening, he purchased 3.5 grams of cocaine for $180 from a known drug dealer. Over a three hour period he used a straw to snort all the cocaine. Ironically, Airman Borrero was already facing cocaine charges and was scheduled to be court-martialed the next morning. On Nov. 7, 2006 Airman Borrero arrived an hour late to the courtroom here. After pleading guilty to cocaine use, the court sentenced Airman Borrero to two months confinement, reduction to E-3 and a bad conduct discharge. In a statement to the court, Airman Borrero told the judge that he had been to drug rehabilitation and now possessed the tools to avoid drugs. However, while being processed into confinement, Staff Sgt. Nathan Crow, 325th Security Forces Squadron, discovered a five inch long straw and a folded dollar bill containing cocaine in Airman Borrero's shoe. Pursuant to a search warrant, Airman Borrero's urine was then tested for cocaine. The sample came back positive and formed the basis for the most recent court-martial. In a bizarre twist, the Dec. 21, 2006 court was the third time Airman Borrero had been court-martialed as a result of a positive urinalysis. On Oct. 18, 2004, Airman Borrero was acquitted of the wrongful use of cocaine. In that trial, Airman Borrero mounted a vigorous defense. In addition to witnesses attesting to his military character, Airman Borrero testified under oath that he "never used drugs." Moreover he testified, "I don't use drugs now, before or never." After his acquittal, Airman Borrero's urine tested positive for cocaine on three additional occasions. During Airman Borrero's most recent trial, the lead Government counsel, Capt. Ezra Glanzer, told the judge Airman Borrero's actions are "a blatant disregard for the military justice system. He ignored the rehabilitative attempts that were taking place at the time by going and securing these drugs, and snorting them in his home." The sentencing brought the end to Airman Borrero's nearly nine-year career.