一名陆军专家被指控谋杀一名战友上周在一个军事基地发现了他的尸体。
Spc。官员们周四表示，21岁的伍斯特·兰西(Wooster Rancy)被指控谋杀23岁的中士莎拉·罗克(Sarah Roque)。
上周，罗克被发现死在密苏里州伦纳德·伍德堡的一个垃圾箱里。
官员们说，兰奇还面临妨碍司法公正的指控。在预审之前，他目前被审前监禁。
官员们说，兰西是一名战斗工程师，来自迈阿密，于2022年参军。
目前还不清楚是什么导致兰西被捕，也不清楚他的杀人动机。
印第安纳州Ligonier的Roque在上周未能报到后被报道失踪。
在她的尸体被发现后的新闻发布会上，克里斯托弗·贝克少将说，她的死亡正在作为他杀进行调查。
“作为一名指挥官和领导者，这是一场悲剧，”贝克说。“这是我们永远不希望发生的事情，我们永远不希望家庭不得不忍受，或者单位不得不忍受。”
官员们说，罗克曾担任过一个矿狗训导员。自2020年入伍以来，她被授予陆军表彰奖章、国防服务奖章、良好行为奖章和陆军服务绶带。
贝克说:“莎拉不仅作为一名士兵勇敢地、光荣地为我们的国家服务，她还是许多人的女儿、姐妹和朋友。”。
Arrest made in alleged murder of female soldier on Army base
An Army specialist has been charged with themurder of a fellow soldierwhose body was found on an Army base last week.
Spc. Wooster Rancy, 21, is accused in the murder of Sarah Roque, a 23-year-old sergeant, officials said Thursday.
Last week, Roque was found dead in a dumpster at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri.
Rancy also faces obstruction of justice charges, officials said. He is currently in pretrial confinement ahead of a preliminary hearing.
A combat engineer, Rancy is originally from Miami and joined the Army in 2022, officials said.
It is not yet clear what led to Rancy's arrest or the motive in the killing.
Roque, of Ligonier, Indiana, was reported missing after she failed to report for duty last week.
In a press conference after her body was found, Maj. Gen. Christopher Beck said her death was being investigated as a homicide.
"As a commander and a leader, this is a tragedy," Beck said. "This is something that we never want to happen, we never want for the family to have to endure, or for the unit to have to endure."
Roque served as a mine dog handler, officials said. Since she enlisted in 2020, she was awarded the Army Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal and the Army Service Ribbon.
"Sarah not only served our country bravely and honorably as a soldier, she was also a daughter, a sister and a friend to many," Beck said.
