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Fort Lewis tie to Iraq clinic shooting soldier
    
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10/20/2009
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<p>The soldier accused of killing five fellow troops at a counseling center in Iraq would face court martial at Fort Lewis.
<p>Maj. Mike Garcia said Tuesday that Sgt. John M. Russell was a member of a unit attached to the 555th "Triple Nickel" Engineer Brigade, and the headquarters returned in September to the Army base near Tacoma.
<p>Russell is currently confined at the Butner Federal Medical Center in Butner, N.C., and he'll be assessed in four months to determine if he mentally capable of assisting in his own defense.
<p>The 44-year-old radio communications specialist is charged with premeditated murder and aggravated assault for the shooting in May at the Camp Liberty Combat Stress Control Clinic. He was on his third deployment.
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