BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- The preliminary hearing for A1C Colton Ballance will begin at 8:30 a.m., Friday, Feb.12, 2016 at the base legal office here.
A1C Ballance, assigned to the 2nd Security Forces Squadron, was charged by military authorities Dec. 23 with the murder of his two-year-old infant stepson in base housing.
Any media interested in covering the preliminary hearing should contact the 2nd Bomb Wing Public Affairs office at 318-456-1015 by 7:45 a.m., Friday, Feb. 12. Please be advised that cameras or recording devices may not be allowed in the courtroom. All media will need to meet at the North Gate no later than 8:00 a.m.