JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — A Marine private accused of killing another Marine at Camp Lejeune, N.C., was taken into custody Friday, base officials said.

Pvt. Jonathan Law, 21, of 2nd Supply Battalion, was detained by military authorities Friday morning, according to a 2nd Marine Logistics Group news release.

The victim, whose name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, was stabbed, said Capt. Timothy Patrick, 2nd MLG spokesman.

It’s unclear what type of weapon was used in the stabbing, Patrick said. He did not know if the victim was transported to Camp Lejeune’s Naval Hospital.

Law was taken to the hospital, Patrick said, but it’s unclear why he was sent there.

Investigators will not say where the stabbing occurred on base.

Law, a supply administration clerk, joined the Corps in August 2006. He served a tour in Iraq from August 2007 to March 2008.

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By Trista Talton
November 6th, 2009