From: woodchuck@wouldchuck.com   
      
   On Tue, 7 Mar 2006 17:41:16 -0600, Mar Chaire wrote   
   (in article <-PSdnfBr6vSBh5PZRVn-hQ@valortelecom.com>):   
      
   > In article ,   
   > woodchuck@wouldchuck.com says...   
   >>   
   >> Does anyone know how military jurisdiction was determined in frontier   
   >> communities with a fort?   
   >   
   > It's the same now as it was then. A person   
   > in uniform is turned over to military authorities   
   > if arrested by non-military law enforcement.   
   >   
      
   I thought this was probably the case. I was guessing civilian authorities   
   would investigate first, then military authorities would prosecute once an   
   arrest was made. What I haven't been able to find information on (yet) is how   
   the two bodies of authorities cooperated prior to an arrest when civilian   
   authorities could not make an arrest on their own. Suppose a soldier was   
   suspected of a crime off the base, was not yet charged, but during the course   
   of the investigation, civilian authorities had to interview other military   
   personnel or perhaps even search a soldier's kit. Would the Army grant them   
   permission to do so? Or would the Army conduct its own investigation, then   
   turn its findings over to civilian authorities? I'm guessing if the town   
   marshal needed an interview, the Army would order the soldier to cooperate,   
   but if something needed to be done on the base itself (such as a search) the   
   Army would conduct its own investigation. However, this is just a guess. The   
   relationship of frontier forts to their local communities has long fascinated   
   me.   
      
   Thanks for your response.   
      
   Woody   
      
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