The Blotter: Brian Ross Investigates

Ft. Lewis Officer Threatened to Hire Hitman, Blow Up State Capitol: Cops

In what is yet another set of disturbing allegations involving a soldier from Washington state's Joint Base Lewis-McChord, an army lieutenant colonel is accused of threatening to hire a hitman to commit murders while also allegedly making threats to blow up the state Capitol. Lt. Col Robert Underwood, 46, is a decorated soldier with two bronze stars from tours in Iraq and Afghanistan who had just arrived at the base two months ago from a post in Italy. In the midst of a bitter divorce, police...Full Story
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