JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (AP) - A 28-year-old Sacramento man who deserted the Army 10 years ago was sentenced at Joint Base Lewis-McChord to a year in jail.
Kevin Shakely pleaded guilty to abandoning his military post and lying about his service.
The News Tribune reports (https://bit.ly/1h5IGlq) the sentence Tuesday was part of a pre-trial agreement for the court martial.
Shakely enlisted in 2004, completed his initial training but deserted six days after arriving at the Army base. He was arrested at a traffic stop in Iowa in 2006 but escaped from custody at Sea-Tac Airport while being transferred and went home to California.
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Information from: The News Tribune, https://www.thenewstribune.com
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