Soldier charged with murder in sergeant's Missouri death
CBSN
A soldier has been charged with murder in the death of a fellow service member at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri, the Army announced Thursday.
The Army Office of Special Trial Counsel charged the 21-year-old Spc. Wooster Rancy on Wednesday with murder and obstructing justice in the death of Sgt. Sarah Roque, 23. Roque — who was from Ligonier, Indiana, and worked as a mine-detecting dog handler — was reported missing Oct. 20. Her body was discovered in a trash bin on the base two days later.
Fort Leonard Wood officials said last week that they were investigating Roque's death as a homicide and that they had taken a person of interest into custody last Thursday. Officials also stressed that there was no broader threat to base personnel or the community.