Pvt. James D. Clarkston, a 20-year-old Army cook assigned to the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, was sentenced to 17 years and eight months in prison and a dishonorable discharge from the Army, Defense News reported Oct. 9.
Clarkston pleaded guilty to attempted unpremeditated murder at a court-martial Oct. 1 at the Lawrence Williams Judicial Center. The charge stemmed from intentionally crashing his car in an attempt to kill a fellow soldier, according to the report.
He also pleaded guilty to wrongful use of marijuana, failure to obey a general order and damaging non-military property. A military judge imposed the sentence.
