ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. (AP) - An airman at Ellsworth Air Force Base is set to go on trial this week in the 2016 death of his infant son.
Airman 1st Class David E. MacDonald faces a general court-martial scheduled to begin Wednesday. MacDonald is facing one charge in violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, for murder.
A statement from the base says the charge stems from the death of MacDonald’s son on Nov. 7, 2016, but gives no details. A pretrial hearing for MacDonald was held in October. The charge was referred to a court-martial after the hearing.
MacDonald is assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing. Ellsworth says he is represented by three military attorneys who are declining comment.
If convicted, MacDonald faces a maximum penalty of life in prison without parole.
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