No Death Penalty for Soldier in Terror Case
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A U.S. soldier accused of trying to help Al Qaeda has been ordered to stand trial at a court-martial but won’t face the death penalty, Army officials said.
The trial of Spc. Ryan G. Anderson was ordered June 9 by Lt. Gen. Edward Soriano, commander at Ft. Lewis, but was not made public until Wednesday.
Anderson, 26, was arrested in February and charged with five counts of trying to provide the terrorist network with information about U.S. troop strength and tactics as well as methods of killing American soldiers.
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