Soldier charged with murder in girlfriend’s slaying

The Army has filed murder charges against a Fort Carson soldier accused of killing his soldier-girlfriend during a Valentine’s Day quarrel in a Colorado motel.

Fort Carson announced Friday that Sgt. Montrell Mayo is charged with premeditated murder and murder in the death of Cpl. Kimberly Walker.

The 28-year-old Walker, of Cincinnati, was stationed at Fort Riley. Friends of Mayo’s said she was visiting Mayo at the time she was killed.

Walker’s body was found in an off-post motel in Colorado Springs. Civilian prosecutors say they turned the case over to the Army at the Army’s request.

The 24-year-old Mayo is from Greenville, S.C., and is stationed at Fort Carson.

If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of life without parole, forfeiture of pay and a dishonorable discharge.