August Court-Martial for Bergdahl on Desertion, Other Charge

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — Officials at Fort Bragg have scheduled two weeks in August for the court-martial of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl on charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy.

The Fayetteville Observer reports that the court-martial is scheduled to begin Aug. 8 and last through Aug. 19. Bergdahl, who was held by the Taliban for five years after he walked off a base in Afghanistan, was arraigned during a short hearing last month on charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy.

If convicted of desertion, he could get up to five years in prison. A pretrial hearing is scheduled for Tuesday before Army Judge Col. Jeffery R. Nance, who will preside over future hearings, including the court-martial.