Court Martial Lawyer – Fort Lewis hearing on teen’s drug overdose death
FORT LEWIS — The hearing resumes today at Fort Lewis to determine if there’s enough evidence to court martial a soldier in the death of a 16-year-old girl.
By The Associated Press
FORT LEWIS — The hearing resumes today at Fort Lewis to determine if there’s enough evidence to court martial a soldier in the death of a 16-year-old girl.
Leah King died of a drug overdose last February in the Fort Lewis barracks room of Timothy Bennitt.
The 19-year-old Afghanistan war veteran from Rolling Prairie, Ind., is charged with involuntary manslaughter and drug violations.
The News Tribune of Tacoma reports Bennitt’s lawyer has yet to present the defense case at the Article 32 hearing.
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