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Missing teen found in basement of 27-year-old Airman’s home, FBI alleges
A missing 15-year-old Pennsylvania girl was found in the basement of a home rented by a 27-year-old active-duty airman after investigators tracked his cellphone to Dover Air Force Base, according to a federal criminal complaint obtained by The Salty Soldier. The girl later told investigators that Dylan Drake Williams sexually assaulted her, recorded multiple encounters…
Federal indictment reveals alleged Russian murder plot on U.S. soil involving ‘Viking,’ a man sharing a nickname with the Russian-backed executioner in “The Agency”
Buried in a 17-page federal indictment recently unsealed in New York is an alleged Russian murder plot that could have come straight out of a spy thriller. There are encrypted messages, photographs of a target’s home, a $40,000 offer to make him disappear—and a recruiter called “Viking.” Viewers of Paramount+’s The Agency may recognize the…
Army soldier indicted on kidnapping, child solicitation charges more than a year after Fort Bragg arrest
MOORE COUNTY, N.C. — More than a year after an Army Soldier was arrested while attending a leadership school at Fort Bragg, a Moore County grand jury has indicted him on felony charges stemming from allegations involving a 14-year-old girl. Dustin Ray Goodroe was indicted Aug. 3 on charges of first-degree kidnapping and soliciting a…
Soldier returned to duty a day after suicide attempt, mother says. Months later, he was found dead
A 20-year-old Soldier’s mother says the Army knew he had attempted suicide in Germany but returned him to duty the next day without the intervention he needed. About seven months later, she says, he died by suicide in his barracks at Fort Stewart. Pfc. Canon Brooks Nalls, of Fayette, Alabama, died December 20, 2024. His…
Army leaders promise an “open door policy.” What happens when soldiers speak up?
An Army soldier stationed at Fort Campbell recently shared an account of a phone call to his platoon sergeant that raises a question beyond his battery: What does a leader’s invitation to speak up mean when a soldier challenges leadership’s own decisions? In a TikTok post shared Sept. 4, the soldier said his platoon sergeant…
Missing Fort Bragg soldier threatened to kill pregnant wife and himself, court records allege
Three months before Spc. Sayveon Anderson disappeared from Fort Bragg, his pregnant wife told police that he assaulted her and threatened to kill her before taking his own life, according to previously unreported court records obtained by The Salty Soldier. The records reveal a series of escalating incidents before Anderson vanished, including the alleged domestic…
Air Force NCO convicted in drug case at Ramstein’s ‘Global Gateway’
An Air Force staff sergeant trusted to keep aircraft safe at Ramstein Air Base repeatedly tested positive for cocaine and stopped using the drug only after commanders restricted him to the installation, according to a sharply worded reprimand issued after his court-martial. Staff Sgt. (E-5) Jacob R. Van Pelt pleaded guilty to possessing cocaine and…
“Get out of my house or else you won’t have a face:” Army Captain accused of strangling and threatening wife
“Do you know how many rounds are in here?” Army prosecutors allege Capt. Javier Emanuel Correa made that statement to his wife while threatening her with a loaded firearm during a violent confrontation near Petersburg, Virginia. The Army says Correa also warned her, “You have until the count of three to get out of my…
Army confirms Fort Bragg soldier accused of appearing in content with another soldier’s wife is under investigation
UPDATE — Sept. 14, 2026: After publication, Sgt. Damon Moody contacted The Salty Soldier and denied that he is the man depicted in the adult content referenced in this report. “None of those sexual photos in your report are of me,” Moody said. Moody also disputed other portions of the report and requested that the…
Fort Hood soldier gets no jail time after pleading guilty to strangulation, admitting assault of pregnant soldier
A Fort Hood soldier whose alleged assault of a pregnant fellow soldier was captured on video will serve no jail or prison time after pleading guilty to a felony strangulation charge and separately admitting guilt to assaulting the woman while she was pregnant. New Coryell County court records obtained by The Salty Soldier show that…
