North Carolina soldier eyed in probe of dead servicewoman

A military spokesman says a soldier at Fort Bragg in North Carolina is a person of interest in the death of a pregnant servicewoman whose body was found in a motel bathroom in Fayetteville a week ago.

Lt. Col. John Clearwater said Saturday that the soldier is training at a school where special operations ranging from raids to reconstruction projects are taught. Clearwater says the student has not been charged with any crime.

Police have called the death of Spc. Megan Lynn Touma suspicious. Police did not immediately return telephone messages Saturday.

Touma was found after a motel maintenance supervisor smelled a foul odor coming from a room.

Touma was a dental specialist who had recently arrived from a base in Germany. She was seven months pregnant.