Court martial for girl’s drug death at Fort Lewis
Court martial proceedings are beginning Tuesday at Fort Lewis for a soldier blamed for the drug overdose death of a 16-year-old girl in barracks at the Army base.
The Associated Press
FORT LEWIS, Wash. —
Court martial proceedings are beginning Tuesday at Fort Lewis for a soldier blamed for the drug overdose death of a 16-year-old girl in barracks at the Army base.
Pvt. Timothy E. Bennitt, originally from Rolling Prairie, Ind., is facing manslaughter and drug charges in the Feb. 15, 2009, death of his girlfriend, Leah King.
Prosecutors say Bennitt provided King with a painkiller, oxymorphone, and allowed her to mix it with an anti-anxiety drug, Xanax.
If convicted, Bennitt faces up to 82 years in prison.
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Michael Waddington is a court martial lawyer – court martial attorney that defends military personnel worldwide as well as deployed civilian contractors subject to the UCMJ. He defends Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine, Coast Guard, and civilian contractor court martial cases. He has successfully defended military personnel as a court martial lawyer Army Navy Marine & Air Force court martials in Germany, England, San Diego, Norfolk, Jacksonville, Fort Bragg, Fort Jackson, Fort Stewart, Fort Gordon, Italy, Iraq, Kuwait, Korea, Okinawa, Japan, Yokota, and throughout the United States.
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