Friday, Dec. 14, 2012

Army sgt. apologizes to family of slain soldier

By DAN ELLIOTT

FORT CARSON, Colo. (AP) — An Army sergeant is apologizing to the family of another soldier he admitted killing at Fort Carson in Colorado.

A weeping Sgt. Vicinte Jackson took the stand Thursday hours after a military panel convicted him of unpremeditated murder in the stabbing and choking of 28-year-old Spc. Brandy Fonteneaux. Jackson said he doesn't know why it happened and said he took full responsibility for his actions.

His testimony came at the end of an emotional sentencing hearing that included statements from both Jackson's and Fontenaux's families.

Fonteneaux was found dead in her barracks room on Jan. 8. She was stabbed 74 times.

A panel of eight soldiers will decide Jackson's sentence.

2012-12-14 02:10:18 GMT

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