Two former military members from Lacey are set to appear in federal court in Tacoma, facing charges related to an alleged violent assault at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM).
Charles Ethan Fields and Levi Austin Frakes, both 27, have been in custody since their arrest on June 2, 2025. They are charged with robbery, assault, and theft of government property, according to a release from the Department of Justice.
Fields and Frakes entered JBLM on the evening of June 1, 2025, according to the criminal complaint. A member of the Army then found the masked men in the Ranger compound…