(FORT BRAGG, N.C.) (AP) — Legal experts say Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s brutal captivity by Taliban allies carried significant weight in a judge’s decision to spare him prison time for leaving his post in Afghanistan.

Criticism by President Donald Trump also appeared to push the judge toward leniency.

Army Col. Jeffery Nance didn’t explain how he formulated his sentence that also included a dishonorable discharge. But the judge had to consider complex arguments for and against leniency.

Prosecutors unsuccessfully fought for a prison sentence. They cited soldiers who were injured when they searched for Bergdahl. But the defense argued that Bergdahl had suffered enough. He spent five years as a captive of the Taliban and also suffered from mental illnesses.

Former Army lawyer Eric Carpenter says an unusual amount of factors were in Bergdahl’s favor.

President Donald Trump called the sentence “a disgrace.”

(Danville, Va.) — Two Danville teens have been charged in connection with last week’s fatal shooting of 23-year-old Louis Isaiah “BG” Glenn.

Danville Police on Tuesday charged 18-year-old Stevie Jermaine Johnson, Jr. with conspiracy to commit murder, and discharging a firearm in public causing bodily injury. Johnson is being held in the Danville City Jail.

A 14-year-old was also charged with possession of a firearm as a juvenile, attempted malicious wounding, and criminal street gang participation. He is being held in the W.W. Moore Detention home. His name is being withheld because of his age.

Danville Police were called to the 400 block of Moffett Street about 9:30 last Thursday night in reference to a shooting. They found Glenn lying in the street, dead of a gunshot wound to the upper body.

The investigation is active and ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact Danville Crime Stoppers.