A lieutenant colonel at Fort Campbell has been indicted on federal criminal charges related to importing firearms illegally, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Middle District of Tennessee announced Lt. Col. Frank Ross Talbert, 40, with the U.S. Army Explosives Ordnance Disposal (EOD), assigned to Fort Campbell, faces federal charges after an investigation by law enforcement uncovered evidence that he unlawfully imported firearms parts from Russia, China, and other countries.