Sunday, April 15, 2012

Fort Campbell Soldier Apprehended

{Cartersville, Georgia}...Authorities say a Fort Campbell soldier has been apprehended after a high-speed chase involving Georgia State Police. Bartow Sheriff Clark Millsap said the suspect reached speeds of up to 120 mph before being forced to stop near Lake Allatoona just before 3:00 A.M. The 80-plus-mile chase began in Hamilton County, Tennessee. Fort Campbell officials say the suspect had shot himself and was in critical condition Saturday evening. Army officials say they were responding to a report of a domestic dispute on post-housing Friday evening when they discovered the body of the soldier’s wife who had been fatally shot.