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Army Sets Robert Bales Hearing For September

The Lake Tapps man faces numerous charges - including 16 specifications of premeditated murder - related to an alleged nighttime killing spree in Afghanistan in March.

The Army has scheduled a Sept. 17 hearing for Robert Bales, the Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier accused of executing a nighttime killing spree in March in Afghanistan.

According to The Olympian, one of the lawyers for the Lake Tapps man expects to face a military trial at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, although that has not been finalized.

The Army formally filed a number of charges against Bales in June, including 16 specifications of premeditated murder, six specifications of premeditated murder, seven specifications of assault, two specifications of possessing and using steroids and one specification of wrongfully consuming alcohol while deployed.

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He is awaiting a military trial and is currently in pretrial confinement at the Midwest Joint Regional Correctional Facility at Fort Leavenworth, KS.

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