Mother: Fort Bragg soldier convicted in cop shooting had PTSDPosted 6:46 p.m. Wednesday

Mother: Fort Bragg soldier convicted in cop shooting had PTSD
Posted 6:46 p.m. Wednesday



FORT BRAGG, N.C. — The mother of a Fort Bragg soldier convicted of shooting at police and firemen wants less prison time and more understanding for her son. Lawyers for Staff Sgt. Joshua Eisenhauer said post-traumatic stress disorder played a role in his actions during a four-hour standoff, but the judge said that didn't matter and sentenced him to up to 18 years.

Eisenhauer, who served two terms in Afghanistan, fired several shots at police and firefighters responding to a fire at his apartment in January 2012.

Eisenhauer’s mother, Dawn Erickson, who lives and works in Afghanistan, has filed a motion for relief with the courts to try and get her son out of jail and into a mental health facility to treat him for PTSD. “We can only hope that there is justice in North Carolina. I didn’t see it on August 6th,” said Erickson.