Soldier accused in stabbing still in jail as jurisdiction questions remain

[saigon68]

Soldier accused in stabbing still in jail as jurisdiction questions remain


Thursday, May 5, 2005

http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=28842

BAUMHOLDER, Germany — A Baumholder-based 1st Armored Division soldier accused of stabbing a German woman is in legal limbo as German officials decide whether to keep jurisdiction over the case or cede it to the U.S. Army.

Pvt. Charles Savage, 24, has been in custody since April 11, when German police arrested him for allegedly stabbing the unidentified woman seven times.

Savage has not been charged by the Germans or the American government because the German Ministry of Justice hasn’t decided if it will keep jurisdiction or allow Savage to be tried by the U.S. Army.

Savage has been in jail for nearly a month without formal charges, and could remain there as long as six months without charges under German law, said Dorris Möller-Scheu, spokeswoman for the German prosecutor’s office in Frankfurt.

[LiberalVoice]

1. Well his name certainly suits him. nt

[saigon68]

2. Yes, Mr. Savage was just practicing up for IRAQ-NAM

There are so many non-believers in JayZeus to "discipline" there.