{"id":49963,"date":"2023-01-11T19:26:01","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T19:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/01\/11\/alabama-soldier-killed-with-entrenching-tool-fellow-trainee-arrested\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:15:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:15:34","slug":"alabama-soldier-killed-with-entrenching-tool-fellow-trainee-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2023\/01\/11\/alabama-soldier-killed-with-entrenching-tool-fellow-trainee-arrested\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabama soldier killed with entrenching tool, fellow trainee arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Editor\u2019s note: This story has been updated with the identity of the soldier killed in the attack.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A soldier assigned to Fort Rucker, Alabama, was arrested Tuesday after brutally attacking a fellow soldier, officials told Army Times in a Wednesday afternoon statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pvt. 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