US soldier arrested on suspicion of espionage

A US soldier has been arrested at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska on suspicion of espionage, an Army spokesman said on Tuesday.

Specialist William Colton Millay, a 22-year-old military policeman, was taken into custody on Oct. 28, Army spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Bill Coppernoll told Reuters. Millay was taken into custody following a joint investigation by the FBI and Army Counterintelligence, he said. He did not say who Millay is accused of spying for.  (Reuters)