SEATTLE (AP) — The Army says a sixth Washington state-based soldier has been charged in a plot to murder Afghan civilians for kicks.
Staff Sgt. David Bram, of Vacaville, Calif., was charged Tuesday with charges that include solicitation to commit premeditated murder, aggravated assault on Afghan nationals, failing to report crimes including murder, planting evidence and unlawfully discussing murder scenarios with subordinates.
Army prosecutors say the soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, south of Seattle, killed three Afghan civilians during patrols in Kandahar province.
