Ex-US Army soldier indicted in Pensacola for killing pregnant woman on German base in 2001
A federal grand jury in Pensacola indicted an ex-United States Army soldier Tuesday for allegedly killing a pregnant woman at a Hanau, Germany, military base.
Shannon Wilkerson was indicted for the first-degree premeditated murder of Pfc. Amanda Gonzales on Nov. 3, 2001, at Fliegerhorst Kaserne — a military base in Germany.
"(Wilkerson), with malice aforethought, and with premeditation, did unlawfully kill Amanda Gonzales," the indictment states.
Gonzales was 19 years old and four months pregnant when Wilkerson allegedly killed her via asphyxiation. She was found Nov. 5, 2001, in her third-floor barracks when she didn't report to work.
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A Department of Justice press release states that Wilkerson is charged under the U.S.'s Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act, which gives federal courts jurisdiction over crimes committed outside the U.S. by former military members.
Wilkerson was discharged from the U.S. Army July 31, 2004, and was discharged from the Army Reserve June 12, 2007, according to the indictment.
The FBI Jacksonville Field Office, Air Force Office of Special Investigations and Army Criminal Investigative Division originally investigated the case.
Wilkerson is currently held in Santa Rosa County Jail without bond.
This article originally appeared on Pensacola News Journal: Ex-Army soldier indicted in 2001 murder of Amanda Gonzales in Germany
