Posted on Feb 3, 2023
Two Fort Bliss soldiers charged with murder in separate deaths
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Two Fort Bliss soldiers were arraigned Tuesday on murder charges in two separate deaths, according to court records from the west Texas Army base.
Spc. Francisco R. Cardenas, 26, is accused of providing fentanyl to another person on March 28, 2022, and the person died, according to the soldier’s charge sheet. Fort Bliss redacted the name of the victim from the court document. Cardenas is charged with murder and manslaughter, as well as nine other crimes. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50 times stronger than heroin and about 100 times stronger than morphine, according to the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Cardenas also faces charges for possessing a firearm in June 2021 while also possessing illegal drugs, according to the charge sheet. Other charges include distributing, possessing and using fentanyl between Oct. 1, 2021, and Sept. 7, 2022; using cocaine in July 2022; possessing dimethyltryptamine, a hallucinogenic drug, in June 2022; and disobeying orders between May and August 2022.
Spc. Mason Klippert, 25, is charged with murder and manslaughter in the death of a child who was younger than 16 years old, according to the soldier’s charge sheet. The incident occurred Aug. 9, 2019, in El Paso, the city where Fort Bliss is located. The victim’s name was redacted from the court document.
Klippert, who is not in pretrial confinement, suffocated a young girl and caused a brain injury, according to the charge sheet. He enlisted in May 2017.
Spc. Francisco R. Cardenas, 26, is accused of providing fentanyl to another person on March 28, 2022, and the person died, according to the soldier’s charge sheet. Fort Bliss redacted the name of the victim from the court document. Cardenas is charged with murder and manslaughter, as well as nine other crimes. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50 times stronger than heroin and about 100 times stronger than morphine, according to the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Cardenas also faces charges for possessing a firearm in June 2021 while also possessing illegal drugs, according to the charge sheet. Other charges include distributing, possessing and using fentanyl between Oct. 1, 2021, and Sept. 7, 2022; using cocaine in July 2022; possessing dimethyltryptamine, a hallucinogenic drug, in June 2022; and disobeying orders between May and August 2022.
Spc. Mason Klippert, 25, is charged with murder and manslaughter in the death of a child who was younger than 16 years old, according to the soldier’s charge sheet. The incident occurred Aug. 9, 2019, in El Paso, the city where Fort Bliss is located. The victim’s name was redacted from the court document.
Klippert, who is not in pretrial confinement, suffocated a young girl and caused a brain injury, according to the charge sheet. He enlisted in May 2017.
Two Fort Bliss soldiers charged with murder in separate deaths
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MSgt Dale Johnson
I will most likely be called a racist for my opinion, but I think anyone caught dealing or distributing Hard Drugs (Cocaine, Meth, Heroin, Fentynal, etc) should be an automatic Death Penalty.
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It seems these incidences are becoming more and more common. It reminds me of the Army in the late 70s to the early 80s.
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CSM Darieus ZaGara
Yes it does, CID grew to be a huge organization on many installations with in-bed against undercover trying to root it all out. It was wide open and in all ranks, Officers included. Going into and coming out of Nam was the foundation, and of course those who entered service late 70’s into the 80’s had prep from the civilian sector as many brought home their habits and shared.
Not blaming the Vets, just showing how that circle came back to haunt society and the military.
Just think what could have been had the civilian sector and government had focused on a reintegration process providing training, medical care, rehab and counseling. That is course didn’t catch on until way to late, and now we see the result of two generation reliving the same nightmare without providing the same. We rely way too heavily on the VA who’s resources are spread thin across the US. I will say that the programs that are available are outstanding, the problem is getting the Vets into these sites to identify what they need.
The other part of that equation is not ensuring that Service Members are forced to begin evaluations a year out from separation dates identifying issues and beginning the treatment processes. Instead it becomes about the VA assessment for disability rating, sone Vets thinking that that is all there is.
I will stop, we have great programs, spread to thin, often times with the wrong people in the Federal position who are there to collect a paycheck and not properly consult and advise the Veterans in need.
I think the VA needs to add positions at each clinic that reviews the processing of Vets as they integrate/maneuver the system to ensure no stone is unturned and no Vet is left behind.
Not blaming the Vets, just showing how that circle came back to haunt society and the military.
Just think what could have been had the civilian sector and government had focused on a reintegration process providing training, medical care, rehab and counseling. That is course didn’t catch on until way to late, and now we see the result of two generation reliving the same nightmare without providing the same. We rely way too heavily on the VA who’s resources are spread thin across the US. I will say that the programs that are available are outstanding, the problem is getting the Vets into these sites to identify what they need.
The other part of that equation is not ensuring that Service Members are forced to begin evaluations a year out from separation dates identifying issues and beginning the treatment processes. Instead it becomes about the VA assessment for disability rating, sone Vets thinking that that is all there is.
I will stop, we have great programs, spread to thin, often times with the wrong people in the Federal position who are there to collect a paycheck and not properly consult and advise the Veterans in need.
I think the VA needs to add positions at each clinic that reviews the processing of Vets as they integrate/maneuver the system to ensure no stone is unturned and no Vet is left behind.
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Klippert is not in confinement, charged with mirder and manslaughter in 2019! What the…..?
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