Ft. Hood suspect being moved to jail

BELTON, Texas (KXAN) - Accused of opening fire on soldiers at Fort Hood , Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is scheduled for transportation from an Army hospital to a Belton jail.

The Army psychiatrist allegedly killed 13 and wounded 32 others during a Nov. 5 shooting rampage.

Hit by an officer's bullet, Hasan was paralyzed from the chest down. He has been in Brooke Army Medical Center since November, but that is about to change.

Hasan is set to be transported from medical center located in San Antonio to Bell County, where he will remain in a Belton jail. He will stay in the jail's infirmary while awaiting his trial for the shooting at Ft. Hood.

The wheelchair-bound soldier is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of premeditated attempted murder. A couple of heroic officers stopped Hasan during his alleged assault.

Earlier this week, Bell County started receiving payments for Hasan’s care. That's because Hasan received a "discharge physical" on Wednesday, which starts a 183-day contract between Ft. Hood  and the Bell County Jail.

The cost to the Army is $206,796 to house Hasan until September. According to Hasan's attorney, the Army is erecting a 15 foot fence around the courthouse in Ft. Hood in preparations for the Article 32 military hearing on June 1, 2010.