Soldier arrested on suspicion of murdering female Army sergeant at Missouri base

A worker has been arrested connected suspicion of murder aft the assemblage of a pistillate Army sergeant was recovered successful a dumpster astatine a Missouri base.

Spc. Wooster Rancy, 21, has been charged successful the slaying of Sgt. Sarah Roque, 23, who was recovered dormant adjacent an on-base lodging portion astatine Fort Leonard Wood past week, officials said.

The basal is located successful cardinal Missouri, astir 140 miles southwest of St. Louis.

Rancy has besides been charged with obstruction of justness and is being held successful detention astatine Fort Leavenworth successful Kansas up of a preliminary hearing. The proceeding day was not specified.

No motive for the slaying oregon origin of decease has been made public. The Army’s Criminal Investigation Division’s probe is ongoing.

Officials said Rancy is simply a combat technologist who joined the Army successful 2022.

Roque, of Ligonier, Ind. was reported missing Oct. 21 aft she failed to study for duty, with her assemblage discovered hours later. Investigators determined she was killed immoderate clip connected Oct. 20.

She enlisted successful 2020 and worked arsenic a excavation canine handler and had received respective commendations.