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Airman accused of misconduct involving boys he met at church is convicted at court-martial
A McConnell Air Force Base airman accused of sexually abusing teenage boys he met through a local church was convicted at a general court-martial of possessing child pornography, multiple indecent-conduct offenses and obstruction of justice, but was acquitted of both sexual-abuse charges prosecutors brought against him. Senior Airman Randall Race Thomas Moore Jr., 26, assigned…
Career Airman pleaded for mercy after marijuana use—records show 13 more positive tests
TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. — A career Airman who pleaded for mercy after admitting marijuana use, describing a divorce-driven collapse marked by depression, heavy drinking and suicidal thoughts, later pleaded guilty to using marijuana during a new period and was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge. Staff Sgt. Kinyada J. Johnson, assigned to the 552nd…
Army CID records reveal circumstances of death of soldier found in barracks parking lot
Newly released Army Criminal Investigation Division records provide the clearest account yet of how Spc. Miguel Garcia Rivera was found dead at Wheeler Army Airfield in April 2025 and what investigators ultimately determined caused his death. Rivera, a 22-year-old Soldier assigned to D Troop, 2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, was found…
Fort Knox Soldier’s mother goes public with unreleased details about her son’s death
FORT KNOX, Ky. — The mother of a Fort Knox Soldier killed in an on-post motor-pool accident has publicly described the injuries her son suffered, saying steel brackets fell on him and crushed his torso. Staff Sgt. Deonte Lamar Davis died Sept. 1 after engineering equipment fell on him while he was working in a…
Fort Bragg Green to Gold Cadet charged with eight felonies after Dollar Tree incident
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — A U.S. Army Green to Gold cadet publicly identified in a viral Dollar Tree video has been arrested and charged with eight felonies and misdemeanor stalking after a Fayetteville Police investigation uncovered allegations involving multiple juvenile shoppers. Musa Ajay Salagbi, 23, faces seven felony counts of indecent exposure in the presence of…
Army confirms Fort Bragg sergeant is still on active duty as she says she’s being promoted
Sgt. Yessica Nunez-Melendez remains on active duty at Fort Bragg after months of Army scrutiny over her online adult-content activity, the Army confirmed this week — while declining to answer whether its latest investigation has ended, whether any action was taken or whether the soldier is now headed for promotion. The confirmation came after Nunez-Melendez…
Marine caught in online predator sting takes court-martial plea deal
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — A Marine whose encounter with an online predator-hunting group sparked an NCIS investigation earlier this year has pleaded guilty at a general court-martial to distributing child pornography and was sentenced to 40 months in confinement and a bad-conduct discharge, according to newly available military court records. Abdiel J. Cortesdiaz, who was…
Army Specialist faces charges involving a sleeping soldier as trial remains delayed
A U.S. Army specialist stationed in Germany is facing three sexual assault allegations involving another Soldier, according to a charge sheet obtained by The Salty Soldier. SPC Jonathan E. Feil, an E-4 assigned to the 51st Composite Truck Company, 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, is accused of misconduct that prosecutors say occurred…
Army reserve master sergeant sentenced for sex abuse of student while working as teacher, massive CSAM case
A longtime U.S. Army Reserve intelligence noncommissioned officer assigned to a unit supporting U.S. Special Operations Command was sentenced Friday to 10 years in Florida state prison, bringing a major Hillsborough County prosecution that began with allegations involving a high school student and later expanded after investigators discovered an extensive cache of child sexual abuse…
USAF NCO admitted interest in minors after investigators found secret recordings of child
An active-duty Airman stationed at Minot Air Force Base admitted to investigators that he secretly recorded a 13-year-old family or household member inside his on-base home, according to newly obtained North Dakota court records. Those recordings became part of a much larger investigation into Cory James Mulrain, a technical sergeant assigned to Minot AFB. Federal…
