GREAT FALLS — A court-martial at Malmstrom Air Force Base has been scheduled for an officer accused of illegal drug use.
The Great Falls Tribune reports First Lt. Michael Alonso, assigned to the 12th Missile Squadron, will face court-martial June 8. He was charged April 17 with illegal possession, use and distribution of ecstasy. He has also been charged with conspiracy related to the drug offenses.
The charges are a result of a criminal investigation launched by The Air Force last year that implicated nearly 100 officers who guard the nation’s land-based nuclear missiles.
Charging documents in Alonso’s case include travel to California and conspiring with another airman to acquire drugs to take back to Montana.