{"id":46730,"date":"2020-12-01T20:09:36","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T20:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/12\/01\/fort-benning-soldier-arrested-after-boy-forced-out-of-car-killed-by-vehicle\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:27:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:27:55","slug":"fort-benning-soldier-arrested-after-boy-forced-out-of-car-killed-by-vehicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2020\/12\/01\/fort-benning-soldier-arrested-after-boy-forced-out-of-car-killed-by-vehicle\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Benning soldier arrested after boy forced out of car, killed by vehicle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

FORT MITCHELL, Ala. \u2014 An Alabama soldier was charged with reckless murder after allegedly forcing his girlfriend\u2019s unruly 5-year-old son to get out of a car at night along a road where the boy was hit and killed by another vehicle, authorities said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Army Sgt. Bryan Starr, 35, surrendered to officials in Russell County after being charged in the death of Austin Birdseye, Sheriff Heath Taylor told a news conference Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Originally from Illinois, Starr is stationed at Fort Benning in Columbus, Georgia, the sheriff said. He and the child\u2019s mother, Christina Birdseye, 33, share a home in southeast Alabama near the sprawling base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Court records were not available Tuesday to show whether Starr had an attorney who could speak on his behalf.<\/p>\n\n\n\t