Fort Leonard Wood soldier accused of murder faces trial
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo -- The soldier accused of murdering Sgt. Sarah Roque, 23, has had his case referred to court-martial, and will soon be assigned a judge. The U.S. Army tells Ozarks First that the Army Office of Special Trial Counsel referred charges against SPC Wooster Rancy on July 8 in relation to the [...]
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo -- The soldier accused of murdering Sgt. Sarah Roque, 23, has had his case referred to court-martial, and will soon be assigned a judge.
The U.S. Army tells Ozarks First that the Army Office of Special Trial Counsel referred charges against SPC Wooster Rancy on July 8 in relation to the death of Sgt. Roque. The hearing was in May. He will now face a court-martial, which is a military trial.
A military judge will be assigned and schedule the arraignment, dates for pre-trial hearings and the trial itself.
In October 2024, Sgt. Sarah Roque was reported missing at Fort Leonard Wood, and her body was later found in a dumpster. Specialist Wooster Rancy was arrested, and charged with murder and obstructing justice in violation of Articles 118 and 131b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Rancy is being held in pretrial confinement at the Midwest Joint Regional Confinement Facility at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
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