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COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) - A Fort Benning soldier was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in the killing of a fellow infantryman days after returning from a tour of duty in Iraq.
Jacob Burgoyne pleaded guilty Jan. 20 to voluntary manslaughter and robbery in the July 2003 stabbing of Spc. Richard Davis of St. Charles, Mo. A doctor said Burgoyne was suffering from post traumatic stress disorder.
Police said Burgoyne, Davis and three other soldiers had just returned from Iraq and were drinking during a night out in Columbus. Burgoyne and Davis got into a fight after leaving a nightclub, according to court testimony.
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