JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. Army soldier will face a general court-martial for his alleged role in the killings of unarmed Afghan civilians in 2009, Joint Base Lewis-McChord said.
Lt. Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, commander of the base in Washington state, rejected a recommendation by the presiding officer at the pretrial hearing of Spc. Michael Wagnon that a murder charge be dropped, and included murder and conspiracy to commit murder charges, The Seattle Times reported Tuesday.