Army Sgt. Greville Clarke, 31, was arrested in 2022 during an incident in the Fort Cavazos barracks that involved a gun and now will face a court-martial for attempted premediated murder, rape, kidnapping and other charges, service officials said. (Rose L. Thayer/Stars and Stripes)
AUSTIN, Texas – A Fort Cavazos sergeant arrested nearly two years ago during an incident in the barracks that involved a gun will face a court-martial for attempted premediated murder, rape, kidnapping and other charges, Army officials said.
Sgt. Greville Clarke, 31, was arrested Oct. 2, 2022, which was the same day that base officials sent out a text-message alert to soldiers living at the intersection of Legends Way and 37th Street warning them to stay away because a man with a gun had been seen.
The Army’s Office of Special Trial Counsel decided Monday to send the charges filed against Clarke to a court-martial. Those charges are attempted premeditated murder, attempted rape, attempted unlawful use of an access device, violation of a lawful general regulation, rape, unlawful recording, robbery, burglary, aggravated assault, kidnapping, and obstruction of justice.
Clarke, who is assigned to the 62nd Engineer Battalion of the 36th Engineer Brigade, is in pretrial confinement.
Few details have been released about the incident. The Army Criminal Investigation Division confirmed Clarke’s arrest and said he was believed to be linked to previous assaults.
Piecing together those additional accusations, which involve multiple victims, took time, which is in part what has led to the nearly two-year gap in the case, said Michelle McCaskill, spokeswoman for the Office of Special Trial Counsel.
These efforts “required substantial investigative and administrative efforts,” she said.
The Army declined to release a charge sheet for Clarke. The document is typically made available after an arraignment hearing, which has not yet been scheduled.
