Staff Sgt. Alexander Mitchell, 26, was found dead Monday in his living quarters on base in South Korea, where he was temporarily assigned, local television station WCTV reported.
A seven-member Air Force panel began deliberations late Tuesday afternoon in the court-martial of Airman 1st Class Isaiah Edwards, who is charged with killing his roommate while they were deployed to Andersen Air Force Base in Guam last year.
Airman 1st Class Isaiah Edwards, who is accused of murdering his roommate at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, will testify in his own defense, his attorney reportedly said during the opening statement at his court-martial.
Navy Region Southwest spokesman Brian O’Rourke told Navy Times that Capt. Aaron Rugh issued a ruling that keeps Special Warfare Operator Chief Edward “Eddie” Gallagher, 39, behind bars until his trial begins.
An Air Force airman has pleaded innocent to a murder charge, accusing him of stabbing and slitting his roommate’s throat while they were temporarily assigned to Andersen Air Force Base in Guam on March 26, 2018.
A court-martial is scheduled Monday for a Louisiana-based airman accused of stabbing his roommate to death in their quarters at an Air Force base in Guam, the Air Force said.