The Army said Tuesday it has filed criminal charges against a junior enlisted soldier in Hawaii who was arrested earlier this month after his pregnant wife went missing.
Pfc. Dewayne Arthur Johnson II, of Frederick, Maryland, was charged with 14 counts on three charges: providing false official statements; obstruction of justice; and production and distribution of child pornography, the U.S. Army in Hawaii said.
Johnson, a cavalry scout with the 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, was detained about two weeks after his wife, 19-year-old Mischa Johnson, disappeared and is awaiting military trial in confinement. The Army has declined to confirm when the soldier was arrested.
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While the Army stopped short of accusing Johnson of having a role in the disappearance of his wife, who was six months pregnant when she went missing, the service said it may add other charges as the case develops.
It’s unclear when Johnson is due to appear in court; the case has not yet been placed on the Army’s public docket. The service may opt to handle the charges outside of a court-martial.
If the case heads to trial and Johnson is convicted, he faces up to five years in prison for each count of providing false official statements in violation of Article 107 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice; five years’ imprisonment per count…
