A Fort Campbell soldier, hit and killed by three cars as he ran onto a federal highway at night, was being chased, as he told his girlfriend in a telephone call, officials said.
One of the six Fort Campbell soldiers accused this week of stealing and selling Army equipment overseas was charged with attempted homicide earlier this year.
Six soldiers and two civilians were indicted Wednesday on charges they conspired to steal and sell Army equipment, from printer ink to machine gun parts and the sight for a grenade launcher, on eBay.
A soldier's failure to account for his possession of live ammunition and unit leaders' failure to conduct brass and ammo checks led to Spc. Kevin J. Rodriguez's death at Fort Campbell, Army documents show.
Brig. Gen. Scott E. Brower, a former commander of the 5th Special Forces Group at Fort Campbell, will serve as the post's senior commander during the deployment.