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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — The Army said Friday that a soldier has been charged with murder in three Afghan civilian deaths.
A statement from the Army said Spec. Jeremy Morlock had been charged with three counts of premeditated murder and one count of assault.
Morlock, 22, of Wasilla, Alaska, is an infantryman assigned to B Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team. He deployed in July 2009. He was redeployed Thursday and placed in pretrial confinement.
Joint Base spokeswoman Lt. Col. Tamara Parker said the charges against Morlock involve three events alleged to have occurred between January and May at or near Forward Operating Base Ramrod in Afghanistan. The Associated Press
