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Etherton Expected in Court

By Chris Taylor

Jackson, TN – The Fort Campbell soldier arrested last week in Paris, Tennessee attempting to sell stolen military-grade weapons will be in court tomorrow. 29-year-old Joshua Bartlett Etherton was arrested after he allegedly sold an anti-tank rocket and four hand grenades to an undercover federal agent. He is scheduled to appear in a Jackson, TN courtroom for a detention hearing tomorrow at 2:00 pm. Etherton is charged in a two-count indictment for knowingly possessing illegal weapons. Tricountystar.com reports Etherton was born in Murray and has been stationed at Fort Campbell since March of last year.