Army general reprimanded over last year’s anthrax scare

Published November 25, 2016 2:59pm ET



The commander of the Utah facility that accidentally shipped live anthrax spores to various facilities throughout the U.S. and overseas last year has been reprimanded, according to a report.

Brig. Gen. William King, commander of the Army’s 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives Command, is the highest-ranking officer punished or reprimanded in the flap, USA Today reported.

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