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U.S. Army Ranger charged in beating death of female Tacoma security guard KOMO News Staff
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TACOMA, Wash. - A U.S. Army Ranger stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord has been charged with first-degree murder in the deadly weekend attack on a female Tacoma security guard that was so severe that she was unrecognizable afterward, according to court documents released Friday.
The suspect, identified as Patrick Philip Byrne, 26, repeatedly and forcefully punched and stabbed the Denise Smith s face using a set of keys held tight between the fingers of his fist, then choked her in an unrelenting attack that went on for several minutes, the court documents show.
Army Ranger at JBLM charged with murder for gruesome beating of security guard
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Spc. Patrick P. Byrne, 26, who is assigned to the 2nd Battalion of the 75th Ranger Regiment, was arrested Monday by the Tacoma Police Department in connection with the death of an on-duty security guard. (Pierce County Jail)
An Army Ranger assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., was arraigned Friday on charges of murder and kidnapping for beating to death a female security guard at a Tacoma office building, according to court documents and Army officials.
Spc. Patrick P. Byrne, 26, who is assigned to the 2nd Battalion of the 75th Ranger Regiment, was arrested Monday by the Tacoma Police Department. He was charged for beating and choking to death an on-duty security guard at an office building in the 900 block of A Street in the early morning hours of Sunday, according to an affidavit filed with Pierce County Superior Court.
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