How the Fort Hood shooting suspect made $278,000 sitting in jail

Nidal Hasan, accused of killing 13 at Fort Hood, is still collecting paychecks

Nidal Malik Hasan
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In 2009, Nidal Malik Hasan was arrested for allegedly killing 13 people and wounding 31 others during a shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas. But despite sitting in jail for more than three years, he has collected a healthy sum from the U.S. military: $278,000.

How is that possible? The answer is that the Army can't stop paying his salary under the Military Code of Justice, according to NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth.

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Keith Wagstaff is a staff writer at TheWeek.com covering politics and current events. He has previously written for such publications as TIME, Details, VICE, and the Village Voice.