SAVANNAH, Ga. -- A federal judge has ruled on a Fort Stewart soldier's request to stop the Army from transferring him overseas to face court-martial on charges of making threats against fellow soldiers in a rap song.
The U.S. Attorney's Office announced Wednesday evening that Chief Federal District Court Judge William T. Moore, Jr., denied a request from Spc. Marc Hall for a temporary restraining order to prevent his deployment to Kuwait for court-martial proceedings.
Hall's attorneys had filed the petition Monday, saying that moving the case overseas would violate Hall's right to a fair trial.
Hall has been in jail since December on charges he made threats against other soldiers in his song "Stop Loss".
According to a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, the court "found that it was bound by longstanding precedent in abstaining from court-martial proceedings against service personnel."
Officials said Hall's habeas corpus petition is still active in district court, evem though the restraining order wasn't granted.
The Army has said it wants to move Hall's trial because prosecution witnesses in his unit are now in Iraq.
The Associated Press contributed to his report.
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