FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) -- A soldier accused of opening fire on fellow soldiers six weeks ago has been charged with attempted murder, Fort Campbell officials said Wednesday. No one was wounded. Pvt. Nicholas D. Mikel, 21, also was charged with attempted rape, stemming from an incident the day before the Oct. 13 shooting, the Army post said in a statement. Mikel was accused of firing five shots into the group of soldiers who were doing early-morning physical training. There were no injuries. | Wonder if the person he's charged with raping was in the group? |
Fort Campbell officials said at the time that the suspect, arrested shortly after the shooting, had a handgun that was not issued by the military. The suspect's name was not released at the time. | We speculated at the time if the ROP was involved. Seems not the case |
Mikel faces 42 counts of premeditated attempted murder and four of attempted murder, Fort Campbell said. He faces other charges, including larceny for the alleged theft of a government laptop computer and failure to obey an order by wrongfully possessing the weapon.
Soldiers on military installations are not allowed to carry personal weapons or have unregistered firearms in their quarters. | They really don't like you reloading ammo in your dorm room either........or so I've heard...look, Elvis!. |
The charges were forwarded to the rear detachment commander for the 101st Airborne Division. The commander ordered a pretrial investigation, which was under way, officials said. |