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Bowe Bergdahl scheduled for trial in October
Source: Associated Press
Bowe Bergdahl scheduled for trial in October
By JONATHAN DREW, ASSOCIATED PRESS FORT BRAGG, N.C. — May 5, 2017, 3:13 PM ET
Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is scheduled for trial in October on charges that he endangered comrades by walking off his post in Afghanistan, according to a new timetable set Friday after several delays in the case.
The judge, Army Col. Jeffery R. Nance, said at a pretrial hearing that he intends to start jury selection Oct. 16 and begin the trial in earnest on Oct. 23. Both prosecutors and defense lawyers indicated the timing worked for them, and the dates were added to the Army's electronic docket.
It's been nearly three years since Bergdahl was released from captivity. He walked off his post in Afghanistan in 2009 and was subsequently held by the Taliban and its allies for about five years.
Three previous trial dates have been scratched largely because of the pace at which classified material has been handed over to the defense. "I'm getting a little gun-shy about setting trial dates," Nance joked.
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By JONATHAN DREW, ASSOCIATED PRESS FORT BRAGG, N.C. — May 5, 2017, 3:13 PM ET
Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is scheduled for trial in October on charges that he endangered comrades by walking off his post in Afghanistan, according to a new timetable set Friday after several delays in the case.
The judge, Army Col. Jeffery R. Nance, said at a pretrial hearing that he intends to start jury selection Oct. 16 and begin the trial in earnest on Oct. 23. Both prosecutors and defense lawyers indicated the timing worked for them, and the dates were added to the Army's electronic docket.
It's been nearly three years since Bergdahl was released from captivity. He walked off his post in Afghanistan in 2009 and was subsequently held by the Taliban and its allies for about five years.
Three previous trial dates have been scratched largely because of the pace at which classified material has been handed over to the defense. "I'm getting a little gun-shy about setting trial dates," Nance joked.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/bowe-bergdahl-scheduled-trial-october-47235121