May 29, 2008

Fort Gordon Ga.--About 20 people protested tonight outside gate one at Fort Gordon holding signs saying free Ryan.

They were protesting on behalf of 25 year old Ryan Jackson.
He's a Fort Gordon soldier that is facing AWOL charges, one drug charge, and five charges of failure to report for duty.

He is scheduled to appear before an army judge Friday morning.
According to his attorney he's charged with multiple counts of AWOL from his attempt to be released from the army before his deployment to Iraq.

According to Ft. Gordon Jackson has never applied for conscientious objector status. He has never been deployed and has not been scheduled to be deployed.

He faces a maximum one year prison sentence.