JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash., Dec. 27 (UPI) -- One of three Afghanistan murder charges against a U.S. Army sergeant may be dropped, sources close to the case told The Seattle Times.
After months of hearings at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Col. Thomas Malloy, a judge advocate, is recommending that one of the murder charges against Sgt. Calvin Gibbs be dropped because it could be difficult to prove beyond a reasonable doubt, the Times reported.