Missouri soldier in military custody on murder charge

Missouri soldier in military custody on murder charge
He is now at Fort Leavenworth after the state transferred his case to the Army.
BY DONALD BRADLEY
The Kansas City Star
September 7, 2012

When Justin Cannon of Peculiar bonded out of a rural Missouri jail last year on a murder charge, he didn’t report back to the Army on time.

But they have him now. On Friday, the state of Missouri dismissed the charge and the Army filed its own against the 22-year-old soldier.

He is accused of killing a man last summer by smashing a rock against his head during a campout at Truman Lake. According to court documents, Cannon was mad at the victim, Michael Griggs, for having sex with his wife while Cannon was away with the Army.

Cannon’s Facebook page made reference to him having served in Afghanistan.

An Army charge sheet filed Friday shows Cannon faces military charges of murder, failing to report for duty, impeding an investigation and lying to authorities.

He is at Fort Leavenworth, officials said.
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