Missing Fort Carson Soldier Found Dead

Carson issues alert on AWOL soldier

CARLYN RAY MITCHELL
THE GAZETTE

The Army is asking for help in finding an AWOL Fort Carson soldier who may be armed.

Police and residents are asked to be on the lookout for Pfc. Roy Mason Jr., 28, and the 2008 red Chevy Cobalt he rented from Enterprise with CO license plate 253SOX.

Mason is part of Carson's Warrior Transition Unit, to which physically and psychologically wounded soldiers are assigned as they recover or wait for reassignment.
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UPDATE

Missing Fort Carson Soldier Found Dead

Posted: 6:48 PM May 22, 2009
Last Updated: 11:09 PM May 22, 2009

Fort Carson officials tell 11 News a 28-year-old soldier who has been missing since Tuesday has been found dead in California.

Brandy Gill, a Fort Carson spokesperson says PFC Roy Mason II was found dead this afternoon in Santa Cruz, California by the Santa Cruz Police Department.

Gill said she could not release any other details because the death is still under investigation.

A California newspaper is reporting that Mason's death was a suicide. Fort Carson officials would not confirm.

PFC Roy Mason II, was assigned to the Warrior Transition Unit, and was listed as AWOL Tuesday when he did not report to the morning's accountability formation.
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