Months After Pregnant Army Spouse Disappeared in Hawaii, Her Husband Is Charged with Murder
A junior enlisted Army soldier stationed in Hawaii was charged Wednesday with murdering his pregnant wife, months after the private first class was detained following her disappearance. The murder count and other charges, including several filed in August, were brought against Pfc. Dewayne Arthur Johnson II of Frederick, Maryland, as the investigation continues into the […]
Five Chinese Nationals Charged with Covering Up Midnight Visit to Michigan Military Site
DETROIT (AP) — U.S. authorities charged five Chinese nationals with lying and trying to cover their tracks, more than a year after they were confronted in the dark near a remote Michigan military site where thousands of people had gathered for summer drills. The five, who were University of Michigan students at the time, were […]
VA Employee Charged with Threatening Ordered to Wear GPS Monitor
A carpenter at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Manchester has been released on conditions he wear a GPS tracking device and stay out of Rye and Hudson after he was arrested this week for allegedly threatening to shoot two supervisors, federal court records show. Paul M. Gangi, of Raymond, N.H., was charged […]
Hawaii Soldier Held After Wife Went Missing Is Charged with Child Porn, Obstruction of Justice, False Statements
The Army said Tuesday it has filed criminal charges against a junior enlisted soldier in Hawaii who was arrested earlier this month after his pregnant wife went missing. Pfc. Dewayne Arthur Johnson II, of Frederick, Maryland, was charged with 14 counts on three charges: providing false official statements; obstruction of justice; and production and distribution […]
Case Against Army Veteran Charged with Killing a Homeless Man in Memphis, Tennessee, Moves Forward
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A U.S. Army veteran who served in the war in Afghanistan pepper-sprayed a homeless man and got into a confrontation with him before fatally shooting him with an automatic rifle in Memphis, a security guard and a police investigator said Tuesday. The guard and the police sergeant testified during a preliminary hearing […]
JBLM Servicemen Say the Army Didn't Protect Them From a Doctor Charged With Abusive Sexual Contact
Fifteen current or retired Joint Base Lewis-McChord servicemen who say the Army failed to protect them from a military doctor who has been charged with sexual abuse are each seeking $5 million in damages for the emotional distress they say they have suffered. “I have overwhelming feelings of sadness, fear, and anxiety,” one serviceman said […]
Ex-US Soldier Charged in 'International Crime Spree' Extradited From Ukraine, Officials Say
A former U.S. soldier has been extradited from Ukraine on years-old charges that he went on an alleged “international crime spree,” including the 2018 killings and robbery of a couple in Florida to fund travel plans to Venezuela to wage military-style raids against its government, federal prosecutors announced Monday. In a U.S. Department of Justice […]
Retired Lieutenant Colonel Charged with Leaking Classified Information on Dating Platform
A civilian employee at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska was arrested and charged with providing classified information through an online dating app to someone claiming to be a woman in Ukraine, according to federal prosecutors. David Franklin Slater, a 63-year-old Air Force employee and retired Army lieutenant colonel assigned to U.S. Strategic Command, was […]
Army Doctor Charged with Sexually Abusing Dozens of Victims Appears in Court, Plans to Plead Not Guilty
An Army physician who faces dozens of charges of sexual abuse — including allegations of touching patients and invading their privacy — appeared in court for the first time Friday, with his lawyer later saying that the officer plans to plead not guilty. Maj. Michael Stockin, 38, was arraigned at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, on […]
2 Fort Myer Soldiers Arrested and Charged with Stealing LGBTQ+ Pride Flags from House Beside Base
Two soldiers were arrested Friday and accused of stealing LGBTQ+ Pride flags at least three times from a house just outside the gates of Fort Myer, Virginia. Local authorities with Arlington County announced the arrest of Spc. Matthew Henshaw, 20, and Pfc. Joseph Digregorio, 23. Both soldiers are with the 3rd Infantry Regiment, known as […]
