Ex-soldier in murder case faced charge before

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Ex-soldier in murder case faced charge before
The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Apr 21, 2008 7:40:31 EDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — An ex-soldier facing murder charges for killing a comrade had been charged in a Louisville slaying 12 years ago as a juvenile.

Former Army Pvt. Kenneth Eastridge, of Louisville, is accused with two other members of his former unit of killing another GI in a case that has drawn national media attention.

Eastridge, Pfc. Bruce Bastien Jr. and Louis Bressler are charged with first-degree murder in the death of Spc. Kevin Shields, a member of their unit.

Eastridge had been in a similar situation as a 12-year-old. He pleaded guilty to reckless homicide in juvenile court for shooting a friend in the chest with a shotgun, The Courier-Journal reported.

Police say the two boys were playing a video game before the 1996 shooting.


Article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/04/ap_soldiercharged_042108/



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