A Fort Leonard Wood soldier has been charged with murder for killing Army Sgt. Sarah Roque

The Army says a fellow soldier at Fort Leonard Wood is responsible for the Oct. 20 killing of Sgt. Sarah Roque.

Military prosecutors on Wednesday filed murder and obstruction of justice charges under the Uniform Code of Military Justice against 21-year-old Spc. Wooster Rancy. The military did not provide any details about how the two soldiers knew each other.

Rancy, a combat engineer assigned to the 5th Engineer Battalion, joined the Army in 2022. He was born in Florida.

Investigators found Roque’s body in the castle dumpster last week. He was first reported missing on October 23 when he failed to show up for his unit’s morning routine. He was 23 years old when he died.

The charges in the military justice system do not prevent prosecutors in Pulaski County, where the fort is located, from filing their own case against Rancy. But experts say this will be rare.

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