FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP/CLARKSVILLENOW) – An Army specialist has pleaded guilty in the killing of a Fort Campbell soldier and could face life in prison without parole.
The Leaf-Chronicle reports that Spc. Charles Robinson III pleaded guilty at his court-martial Thursday to murder, conspiracy and obstruction of justice in the death of Pfc. Shadow McClaine.
A Fort Campbell spokesperson told ClarksvilleNow.com that Robinson was sentenced by a judge to life imprisonment without parole, reduction in rank to private, forfeiture of all pay and a dishonorable discharge.
However, based upon a pretrial agreement, he will not serve an excess of 25 years. Robinson also received credit for 558 days of pretrial confinement.
Robinson said he was supposed to be paid $10,000 by McClaine’s ex-husband to kill her and help hide the body. Robinson said he used a box cutter and a knife to kill her but Sgt. Jamal Williams-McCray paid him only $200.
McClaine went missing in September 2016. Her remains were found in January and flown home to Yuba City, California, in February. A court-martial hasn’t been set for Williams-McCray. It wasn’t known if he had a lawyer who could comment.
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