A suspect in the disappearance of Fort Hood Pfc. Vanessa Guillen was identified on Thursday as Spc. Aaron David Robinson, according to an Army investigator.
Robinson and Guillen, though co-workers, were located in different buildings; he was not in her line of command, Phelps said.
Robinson «was not in CID custody» at the time he fled the installation.
Phelps said investigators were looking into Robinson’s interactions with Guillen. He said there was «no credible information» Guillen had been sexually harassed or assaulted. He said investigators had interviewed more than 300 people in the case since Guillen’s disappearance.
Robinson, from Illinois, entered the Army in October 2017.
Texas Rangers also arrested a civilian suspect in connection with Guillen’s disappearance, according to CID.
The suspect, who has not been identified, is the estranged wife of a former soldier from Fort Hood. She is in Bell County Jail awaiting civilian authorities to press charges, CID said.
«We have made significant progress in this tragic situation and are doing everything possible to get to the truth and bring answers to the family of Pfc. Vanessa Guillen,» CID spokesman Chris Grey said.
Guillen, 20, was last seen in the parking lot of her barracks at the Texas Army base on April 22, CID said.
Fort Hood officials told Guillen’s family they suspect foul play, US Rep. Sylvia Garcia said at a news conference last week.
Senior members of CID Command met with Guillen’s family on Wednesday, Phelps said.
Before Guillen went missing, she told her family that she was being sexually harassed by one of her sergeants at Fort Hood, according to a website her family set up to promote the search.
