Former Wasilla man charged with murders

The Associated Press is reporting this afternoon that a former Wasilla man has been charged with murder in three Afghan civilian deaths.

Stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, in Washington state, the Army said Spc. Jeremy Morlock had been charged with three counts of premeditated murder and one count of assault.

Morlock, 22, is an infantryman assigned to B Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

Morlock was a hockey player for Houston High School, though his parents at the time lived in the Wasilla area.

Morlock deployed in July 2009 with his unit in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He redeployed on June 3, and was placed in pretrial confinement.