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 […]
Military Veteran Charged in Capitol Riot Is Ordered Released from Custody
BATON ROUGE, La. — A military veteran charged with attacking police officers with a baton during a mob’s Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol was ordered released from custody on Tuesday, a day after his arrest. A federal prosecutor had argued for the pretrial detention of Edward Richmond Jr., a former U.S. Army […]
Former US Intelligence Officer Charged with Trying to Give Classified Defense Information to China
SEATTLE — A former U.S. Army intelligence officer has been charged with attempting to provide classified defense information to the Chinese security services during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic — including some listed in a Microsoft Word document titled “Important Information to Share with Chinese Government.” Authorities on Friday arrested former Sgt. Joseph Daniel […]
Alaska Soldier Charged with Murder of National Guard Wife Who Disappeared
A soldier in Alaska has been charged with murder after the body of his missing wife — also a member of the Army — was discovered in a storm drain in Anchorage near an apartment the two shared, according to local media reports. Zarrius Hildabrand, 21, was arrested Friday and charged with first- and second-degree […]