JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (AP) — The Army says a Joint Base Lewis-McChord sergeant accused of helping to assault a soldier who blew the whistle on drug use in Afghanistan will go on trial.
Staff Sgt. David D. Bram is charged with conspiracy to commit assault and battery, unlawfully striking another soldier, violating a lawful order, dereliction of duty and trying to impede an investigation.
If convicted in a court-martial, the 27-year-old from Vacaville, Calif., faces a maximum 912 years in prison. The Army said Monday no trial date has been scheduled.
The News Tribune reports that the whistleblower, Pfc. Justin Stoner, told Army investigators in May that Bram initiated a group assault by pinning him against a wall by his neck.
