When Spc Morganne McBeth died in Iraq in July, her family began a quest for answers to how this happened. Over the course of the next several months, her family heard various stories of an accidental self-stabbing, an accidental stabbing by a fellow soldier, and then that the death was a homicide. Now comes news of the preferral of charges against two Ft. Bragg soldiers in McBeth’s killing. Spc Nicholas Bailey faces a specification of involuntary manslaughter, plus various conspiracy, false official statement, and obstruction charges. Spc Tyler Cain appears to have been charged with conspiring to cover up the crime by making false official statements. See the full report at Fox5.

When I first heard of this case, I wondered why the two subjects weren’t in pretrial confinement. Given the charges, this now appears to make a bit more sense. We welcome additional information from anyone with more facts about this case. Just send them to nimj@wcl.american.edu.