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Authorities: Lejeune pvt. killed colleague
By Trista Talton - Staff writer
Posted : Friday Nov 6, 2009 13:13:26 EST
Posted : Friday Nov 6, 2009 13:13:26 EST
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — A Marine private accused of killing another Marine at Camp Lejeune, N.C., was taken into custody Friday, base officials said.
Pvt. Jonathan Law, 21, of 2nd Supply Battalion, was detained by military authorities Friday morning, according to a 2nd Marine Logistics Group news release.
The victim, whose name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, was found in a wooded area near the French Creek area, said Capt. Timothy Patrick, 2nd MLG spokesman.
Law was taken to the Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville, N.C., and is being treated for self-inflicted wounds, Patrick said.
Law, a supply administration clerk, joined the Corps in August 2006. He served a tour in Iraq from August 2007 to March 2008. He is from Clark, Nev.
No other information was immediately available.
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