COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The U.S. Army says someone in Colorado Springs may have information that could help solve the 2009 murder of a soldier in Afghanistan.
The Army’s Criminal investigation Command is offering a $25,000 reward for information in the death of Sgt. Anton Phillips, who was assigned to a Germany-based maintenance company. Phillips was found stabbed to death at a base in Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan, a farming area east of Kabul.
According to the Colorado Springs Gazette ( ), the Army won’t say why Colorado Springs is the focus of its investigation, but Phillips was serving at the base alongside soldiers from Fort Carson’s 4th Brigade Combat Team.
“We have reason to believe that someone in the Colorado Springs area knows something about the untimely death of this soldier and we are not giving up, but determined to bring those responsible to justice” said CID spokesman Chris Grey. “We strongly encourage anyone with information to contact us immediately.”
Phillips, 31, was a mechanic in Afghanistan, the Gazette reported Thursday. An 11-year veteran, he had previously served in Iraq. The California native had three daughters and had earned the Army Commendation Medal three times.
Philips was attacked on Dec. 31, 2009, as he walked between a park on the base and his quarters. The Army announced his death three weeks later but declined to say how he died, the Gazette said. Army records show he was given the Purple Heart Medal posthumously—an award for combat wounds—a posthumous promotion to staff sergeant, and a Bronze Star medal.
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Information from: The Gazette,
