{"id":2007285,"date":"2023-08-21T17:45:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T21:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/germany-arrests-2-us-soldiers-over-deadly-stabbing-at-saubrenner-fair\/"},"modified":"2023-08-21T17:46:33","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T21:46:33","slug":"germany-arrests-2-us-soldiers-over-deadly-stabbing-at-saubrenner-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/germany-arrests-2-us-soldiers-over-deadly-stabbing-at-saubrenner-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"2 US Soldiers Arrested in Germany for Fatal Stabbing at S\u00e4ubrenner Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgermany-arrests-2-us-soldiers-over-deadly-stabbing-at-saubrenner-fair%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2007285&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>U.S. Soldiers Arrested for\u2062 Fatal \u200bStabbing at German Funfair<\/h2>\n<p>Authorities in Germany have arrested \u200dtwo U.S. soldiers on suspicion of\u2064 killing a local \u2063man in his\u200b late 20s following a\u200b reported &#8220;altercation&#8221; at the Wittlich S\u00e4ubrenner funfair\u2062 on Aug. 19, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>Police in the southwestern German city of Trier, located near the Luxembourg border, said in a press\u2062 release on Aug.\u200c 20 that the two military men, identified only as a 25- and 26-year-old, were visiting the fair with friends when a fight \u2063broke out,\u200b during which the victim was \u2064stabbed \u2064to death.<\/p>\n<p>Officials have not identified \u2063the victim beyond being a \u206228-year-old man from Wittlich.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/dna-testing-leads-to-former-us-army-soldier-in-1978-killing-of-woman-in-germany-5382325\">DNA Testing Leads to Former US Army Soldier\u200b in 1978 Killing of Woman in Germany<\/a><br \/>\n          <span class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">7\/8\/2023<\/span>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/lone-assailant-injures-3-in-brussels-subway-stabbing-attack-5020690\">Lone Assailant Injures 3 in \u200dBrussels Subway Stabbing Attack<\/a><br \/>\n          <span class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">1\/30\/2023<\/span>\n        <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>German prosecutors have handed over the case to U.S. investigative\u2064 authorities, police said, noting U.S. prosecutors will take over\u2063 the\u2063 investigation \u200d\u201cin\u2064 accordance with \u2062NATO \u200btroop statute.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have \u2062never \u200bexperienced \u200bthis here,&#8221; Wittlich Mayor Joachim Rodenkirch said\u200c during an interview with local\u200b media.<\/p>\n<p>A German police spokesperson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/us-soldiers-arrested-fatal-stabbing-germany-funfair-wittlich-rcna100911\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told NBC News<\/a> on Aug. 21 that the two\u2062 soldiers are \u2063stationed at the U.S. Air Force\u2019s Spangdahlem Air Base, which is close to \u2064Trier.<\/p>\n<p>Since the end of World War II, the \u200cUnited States has had many \u200cAmerican troops stationed in Germany. In 1990, toward the\u200d end of the Cold \u200bWar, there were around 200,000 soldiers, but\u200b to this day,\u2062 that number has declined to about 34,500.<\/p>\n<p>In July \u20622020, then-President Donald Trump, citing the difference in contributions to\u2063 NATO between \u200bWashington and\u200d Berlin, \u200bannounced that he was going to pull some 9,500 of \u200cthe roughly\u200b 34,500 U.S. troops that are \u200bstationed in Germany. However, President Joe Biden has since stopped the Trump administration&#8217;s \u2063plan\u200d to bring\u2064 back home more U.S. troops.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Air Force, meanwhile, told\u200b the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-73976-ballots-released-by-maricopa-county-56-1-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"BREAKING: 73,976 Ballots Released By Maricopa County \u2014 56.1% FOR DONALD TRUMP\">news outlet<\/a> that the two\u200d service \u2063members were questioned and then transferred into U.S. custody.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This \u200bis \u2062certainly an intolerable and preventable tragedy in our peaceful community,&#8221; Col. Kevin Crofton, commander of \u2063the 52nd Fighter Wing \u200bstationed at the base, said \u200din\u2063 a statement. &#8220;We thank\u2062 the local Polizei and the Wittlich town leadership for their partnership and patience as the \u2062investigation\u200d runs its course.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>City Responds<\/h2>\n<p>In a press release\u2064 on\u200d Aug. 20, Mr. Rodenkirch commended \u200dinvestigative authorities for their dedicated work and for \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/germany-arrests-2-us-soldiers-over-deadly-stabbing-at-saubrenner-fair\/\" title=\"2 US Soldiers Arrested in Germany for Fatal Stabbing at S\u00e4ubrenner Fair\">achieving rapid search results<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The rapid identification and arrest \u2062of\u200d the suspects not only shows the high level\u2063 of professionalism of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/capitol-police-officer-who-died-during-capitol-riot-to-lie-in-honor-in-rotunda\/\" title=\"Capitol Police Officer Who Died During Capitol Riot To Lie In Honor In Rotunda\">police forces<\/a>, but also \u2063underlines the importance of well-coordinated cooperation between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-governor-encourages-people-to-call-police-on-neighbors-violating-covid-orders\/\" title=\"Oregon Governor Encourages People To Call Police On Neighbors Violating COVID Orders\">law enforcement agencies<\/a> and our city,&#8221; the\u2063 mayor\u2063 said. &#8220;This success sends a clear signal to our citizens that their \u200dsafety \u2063is our top priority.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In \u200canother statement, Mr. Rodenkirch offered\u200c his &#8220;deepest sympathy&#8221; to the parents and family of the victim, saying the \u200bvictim\u200d died in \u2064a brutal\u200d way at an event &#8220;where \u200dmany people come together to celebrate\u200c peacefully.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With heavy\u200c hearts, the city has decided to let \u2064the fair continue despite \u200dthe tragedy,&#8221; \u200che said. &#8220;The decision wasn&#8217;t easy. There \u200dwill certainly be people who are critical of it, \u200bbut we believe it is\u2062 important to show that we will\u2064 not \u2063let violence\u2063 dictate our lives.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>German authorities have apprehended two American soldiers for allegedly murdering a man in his late 20s during an altercation at the Wittlich S\u00e4ubrenner funfair. The incident occurred on Aug. 19, and the police in Trier, a city near the Luxembourg border, confirmed the arrests in a press release on Aug. 20.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":124,"featured_media":2007286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2007285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2007285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/124"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2007285"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2007285\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2007286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2007285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2007285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2007285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}