A second inmate-soldier charged in an escape attempt at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., that left him injured was arraigned Wednesday. (U.S. Army)
A second inmate-soldier charged with an escape attempt at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., that left him injured was arraigned Wednesday.
Mason Wollersheim, along with Zachary Harader, made his escape attempt April 29 from the Midwest Joint Regional Correctional Facility. Both were apprehended by corrections personnel, said Heather J. Hagan, an Army spokeswoman.
Wollersheim pleaded not guilty to the charges, including attempted escape, conspiracy, resisting arrest and assault, according to Hagan and the Army’s court docket.
A trial is scheduled for May 18-21.
Wollersheim, who sustained injuries from the concertina wire on the perimeter fence during the escape attempt, had been convicted three months prior to the incident.
He served as a staff sergeant assigned to 10th Special Forces Group before his conviction by a jury at Fort Carson, Colo., of broadcasting an indecent recording, attempted larceny, wire fraud and larceny. He was sentenced to 28 months in prison.
Wollersheim’s theft involved stealing from UPS and attempting to steal from Pinnacol Assurance, State Farm and USAA.
Harader, who was about one year through a 33-month sentence for domestic violence at the time of the escape attempt, pleaded guilty Jan. 12 to the charge of attempted escape.
It added nine months to his sentence.
In his original conviction, Harader was a specialist assigned to Vilseck, Germany, in February 2022 when he assaulted his spouse, according to Army court records.
The Army’s Midwest Joint Regional Correctional Facility houses military prisoners sentenced to fewer than 10 years of confinement, according to the service. It has six housing units each with a capacity of 464 inmates.
The facility is adjacent to the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks, the military’s only maximum-security prison.
