The delay in the arrest of the accused was reportedly a result of their commanding officer, Colonel David Teeples, being reluctant to pursue charges and preferring a simple reprimand. It was not until the Denver Post ran a series of articles exposing the lenient treatment of the accused that military lawyers commenced prosecution proceedings under military law.[citation needed] Documents revealed during these proceedings confirmed that Mowhoush was physically abused and met his death at the hands of military interrogators: