ap news wire 7/20
Associated Press, July 20, 1999
Soldier Accused in Private's Death

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. – A second Fort Campbell soldier has been charged in the beating death of an Army private whose slaying has drawn the attention of gay-rights groups.

Spec. Justin R. Fisher, 25, was charged over the weekend with four offenses in the death of Pfc. Barry L. Winchell, 21, of Kansas City, Mo.

Pvt. Calvin N. Glover, 18, was accused earlier of premeditated murder.

Winchell died July 6, a day after the attack in a barracks hallway.

Fisher was accused of encouraging Glover to hit Winchell with an undisclosed weapon, acting as an accessory after the crime, lying to investigators and obstructing the investigation.

The Lesbian and Gay Coalition for Justice and the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network have said several people have told them that Winchell was killed because he was thought to be gay.

Fort Campbell officials have said they have no evidence that was the motive.

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