FORT HOOD, TX (AP) -- The Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly Fort Hood rampage in Texas will be court-martialed and face the death penalty.
Fort Hood's commanding general announced the decision Wednesday for Maj. Nidal Hasan.
The 40-year-old is expected to appear in a Fort Hood courtroom for an arraignment and could enter a plea.
Hasan is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder in the November 2009 shooting spree at the Army post.
Carolina Beach native Kim Munley was one of the police officers who helped take down Hasan and end the shootings. She was injured in the attack, as well.
Hasan's lead attorney, John Galligan, had urged the commanding general not to seek the death penalty, saying such cases were more costly, time-consuming and restrictive.
Two Army colonels previously recommended that Hasan be tried in a military court and face the death penalty.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
good...
sounds great, one less freak on the planet.
Just remember
military death penalties have so many layers of review before they can be carried out.
And the last level of review is at the Oval Office.
Does anyone think the current occupant will sign off to carry out the penalty?
You are absolutely right SurfCityTom
He won't sign the death warrant because by Muslim Law a Muslim cannot sentence another Muslim to death....but they can strap a bomb to themselves a kill each other.
Justice
He deserves no less than the death penalty. hope they charge him to the fullest extent and carry out the punishment quickly.
.....OMG
Call Jose Baez, you will walk.
I hope they don't have his
I hope they don't have his trial in Orlando, Fla.