Ellsworth airman faces court-martial over son's death

Published: May. 29, 2018 at 3:22 PM EDT

An airman at Ellsworth Air Force Base faces a general court-martial Wednesday on charges he murdered his infant son.

Airman 1st Class David E. MacDonald of the 28th Bomb Wing is charged under Article 118 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

MacDonald’s son died Nov. 7, 2016. No details of the boy’s death were released.