CNN —A 21-year-old soldier stationed in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, has been charged with murder in the death of a sergeant whose body was found in a dumpster on the military base after she disappeared.
Rancy is in pretrial confinement awaiting a preliminary hearing, a Thursday news release from Fort Leonard Wood said.
Fort Leonard Wood is about 140 miles southwest of St. Louis.
Beck said at a news conference last week that the Fort Leonard Wood community is “devastated” by the tragic loss.
She enlisted in 2020 and attended basic combat training at Fort Leonard Wood, the release added.
Persons:
Fort Leonard Wood, Wooster Rancy, Sarah Roque, Rancy, Roque, Leonard Wood, Louis, Christopher Beck, Fort Leonard Wood’s, Beck, ” Beck, ” Rancy, “ Sergeant Roque, “, ”
Organizations:
CNN, Spc, 5th, Battalion, Military, Fort, Department of Army Criminal Investigation Division, Army, K9, 5th Engineer Battalion, National Defense Service, Army Service
Locations:
Fort, Fort Leonard Wood , Missouri, St, ”, North Miami , Florida, Roque, Lubbock , Texas, Indiana