Fort Hood soldier charged with two counts of aggravated assault

Two Men Wounded In Shooting At Local Nightclub, Soldier Charged
A Fort Hood soldier has been charged in a shooting in a local nightclub parking lot that left two men injured.

HARKER HEIGHTS (March 23, 2012)--A Fort Hood soldier was jailed Friday, charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, in a shooting outside a local nightclub that left two men injured.

Spc. Thelmore Alonzo Cumby, 23, was charged Thursday in connection with the shooting, which happened at around 2:15 a.m. on March 17 in the parking lot of the C-Roc club in Harker Heights.


The victims, Edmond Mims and Daryl Snipes, Jr., were taken to Scott & White Hospital in Temple.

Both have since been released, a hospital spokesman said Friday.

Mims told an investigator that as he, Snipes and a third man were driving through the parking lot they encountered a man walking down the middle of the aisle, the affidavit said.
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This was the same day Fort Hood had a Stand Down to address "prevention of hazing and domestic violence"

Fort Hood: Army Stands Down To Focus On Home, Safety
Lt. Gen. Donald Campbell, Jr. called for a stand down Friday on Fort Hood to allow soldiers time to focus on home and summer safety skills.
Reporter: Rachel Cox
FORT HOOD (March 23, 2012) --- On Friday Fort Hood held a Stand Down Day during which all other training activities were suspended so soldiers could focus on the prevention of hazing and domestic violence and the importance of summer safety.

"The prevention of domestic violence and hazing as well as instilling a strong safety ethic all relate directly to maintaining an effective fighting force and living the Army core values of loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity, and personal courage," III Corps and Fort Hood Commander Lt. Gen. Donald Campbell, Jr. said.
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