The U.S. Army charged a soldier Wednesday with murdering a sergeant in the Missouri Ozarks.
The Army Office of Special Trial Counsel charged Specialist Wooster Rancy, 21, of North Miami, Florida with the murder of Sergeant Sarah Roque, 23, of Ligonier, Indiana, a Thursday statement from the Fort Leonard Wood Army base revealed. Rancy is also accused of obstructing justice. He has been charged according to Articles 118 and 131b the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Army authorities declared Roque missing Oct. 21, found her dead the next day and announced the arrest of a person of interest Oct. 24. Roque was last seen in the precincts of the army base when she went missing, Fort Leonard Wood’s Directorate of Emergency Service said.
Investigators found Roque’s body in a dumpster at the base, The Washington Post reported. (RELATED: Army Sergeant Sentenced To Life In Prison For…
