Soldier who robbed bank receives help

[JoFerret]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=718&e=6&u=/ap/20040613/ap_on_re_us/soldier_robbery



FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. - Seven hours from his Army post and thousands of miles from the Iraq (news - web sites) war he left behind, Master Sgt. Kenneth Schweitzer confessed to walking into an Iowa bank, firing shots into the ceiling and walking out with a bag of cash.

He drove straight to a police station and turned himself in, saying he didn't need the money, he just wanted to live in an 8-by-8 foot cell, authorities said.


The case has baffled police and acquaintances of Schweitzer, a 38-year-old father and decorated soldier who fought in Afghanistan (news - web sites) and Iraq with the 101st Airborne Division. He told police his war experience was not related to the robbery, but some say there must be a connection.


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Rachel Yehuda, a psychiatry professor who directs the post-traumatic stress disorder program at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in New York City, said the desire to withdraw from society can be a reaction to traumatic events in war.
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[WannaJumpMyScooter]

1. I am sure that Asscroft's Justice Department can accomodate

him easily.
Should have at least gone on a spree with the money.