Pantano claimed that the government was withholding key evidence and witnesses and according to a statement made by his mother, waived his right to a hearing "in order to get a Military Judge to compel the prosecution to produce witnesses and evidence in his case."
ادعى بانتانو أن الحكومة تحجب الأدلة الرئيسية والشهود وفقا لبيان صادر عن والدته تنازلت عن حقه في جلسة استماع "من أجل الحصول على قاض عسكري لإجبار الادعاء على تقديم شهود وأدلة في قضيته".