New DNA results released in case of fugitive former Ranger Regiment Soldier

The Chelan County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday that DNA testing has confirmed what many already feared: former Army Ranger Regiment infantryman Travis Caleb Decker, 32, is solely responsible for the murders of his three young daughters. Despite the forensic evidence piling up, Decker remains at large—armed, dangerous, and still capable of disappearing into the wilderness….

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From Starbucks to Space Force: Guardian’s broken marriage, TikTok fame, and the kind of secrets China loves

Editor’s note: The TikTok videos originally embedded in this article have since been made private. To preserve context, we have included screenshots captured while the videos were publicly available. When Sergeant Michaela Sosville, formerly Michaela Faherty, left her job as a Starbucks barista in Los Angeles to join the Air Force in 2017, she probably…

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Court records reveal new details about soldier accused of trying to pass U.S. military secrets to Russia

An active-duty Army specialist at Fort Bliss is now sitting in federal custody after allegedly attempting to hand over classified U.S. military secrets to Russian government officials in exchange for citizenship and a safe escape. According to unsealed court documents, Spc. Taylor Adam Lee, 22, is facing federal charges of attempted transmission of national defense…

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Fort Campbell soldier, former recruiter, charged in federal child crimes case

Federal prosecutors say a Fort Campbell soldier has been arrested and charged with multiple child sexual exploitation offenses following a months-long investigation involving the FBI and Army Criminal Investigation Division. According to an unsealed criminal complaint, Robert Cecilio, 39, of Clarksville, Tennessee, allegedly used Snapchat to solicit nude photos and videos from at least three…

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Man accused of shooting disabled Navy veteran over “stolen valor” has history of political violence

A Navy veteran who’s been playing music along Seattle’s waterfront for nearly three decades says he’s lucky to be alive after a man shot him in the chest during an argument over “stolen valor.” The July 31st incident unfolded at Pier 55 in front of a Starbucks, drawing dozens of witnesses. Cell phone videos captured…

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New details emerge in fatal shooting of Security Forces Airman who fled after his fellow Airmen tried to detain him

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The fatal shooting of an Air Force Security Forces airman by members of his own squadron outside Kirtland Air Force Base in February remains under investigation by multiple agencies, including the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (OSI), the FBI, and Albuquerque Police Department (APD). Airman Basic Brion Teel-Scott, 28, was killed…

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Fort Bragg combat medic faces additional felony charges in ongoing criminal case

This article was updated with new information on August 12th at 1612 EST BUNNLEVEL, N.C. — A Fort Bragg soldier already facing serious criminal charges is now accused of secretly recording people in a bathroom, according to court records. Sgt. Chad Michael Johnson, 36, a combat medical specialist assigned to the 44th Medical Brigade, XVIII…

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