Flags Fly at Half-Staff on Monday to Honor Pvt. William Long
Published: June 05, 2009
By: JON GAMBRELL (Associated Press Writer)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Gov. Mike Beebe has directed that flags
fly at half-staff on Monday to honor Pvt. William Long, a new
soldier who was fatally shot outside an Army-Navy recruiting center
this week.
Beebe said on his monthly radio show Friday that Arkansans
should honor Long, whose funeral is set for Monday. Long will be
buried at the Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery in North Little
Rock.
Defendant Abdulhakim Muhammad was in a Little Rock courtroom
Friday morning to have a defense attorney formally appointed to his
case.
Muhammad has pleaded not guilty to capital murder. He stood
silent during the court hearing - though lawyer Jim Hensley had
said previously that his client had wanted to make a statement or
hold a news conference to "explain himself."
Federal officials are also considering charges.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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