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Originally published Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at 8:45 AM

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Court martial for girl's drug death at Fort Lewis

Court martial proceedings are beginning Tuesday at Fort Lewis for a soldier blamed for the drug overdose death of a 16-year-old girl in barracks at the Army base.

The Associated Press

FORT LEWIS, Wash. —

Court martial proceedings are beginning Tuesday at Fort Lewis for a soldier blamed for the drug overdose death of a 16-year-old girl in barracks at the Army base.

Pvt. Timothy E. Bennitt, originally from Rolling Prairie, Ind., is facing manslaughter and drug charges in the Feb. 15, 2009, death of his girlfriend, Leah King.

Prosecutors say Bennitt provided King with a painkiller, oxymorphone, and allowed her to mix it with an anti-anxiety drug, Xanax.

If convicted, Bennitt faces up to 82 years in prison.

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