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Army officer steals more than $84,000, avoids prison under plea deal
Capt. Duran L. Hepburn was convicted March 31, 2026, at a general court-martial held at Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii, after pleading guilty to larceny, falsifying an official leave document, and three counts of making false official statements. According to military court records obtained by The Salty Soldier, Hepburn stole approximately $84,683 in Basic Allowance for…
Former 3rd Infantry Division brigade command sergeant major relieved, charged with domestic violence, suffocation, adultery and theft
Command Sgt. Maj. Kirk L. Ray, the former senior enlisted leader of the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, was removed from the brigade position before the Army formally charged him with a series of offenses involving alleged domestic violence against his wife, assault of another family member, extramarital sexual conduct and theft…
7-week-old baby dead, three dogs starved: New records reveal more in Fort Benning murder case
New federal court records obtained by The Salty Soldier reveal the baby’s age, alleged cause of death and evidence investigators collected after searching the on-post Fort Benning home shared by an active-duty soldier and his partner. The baby at the center of a Fort Benning felony-murder case was only about seven weeks old when prosecutors…
Fort Stewart master sergeant faces court-martial over alleged misconduct with subordinate
FORT STEWART, Ga. — A Fort Stewart master sergeant is scheduled to face a general court-martial in December over allegations involving a subordinate sergeant while serving in Poland. Master Sgt. Fiona R. Wright, an E-8 assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, is charged…
Officer charged with shooting death of Soldier during training identified as veteran, son of retired Army officers
The civilian firearms instructor charged in the shooting death of an 18-year-old Army Reserve Soldier at Letterkenny Army Depot is himself an Army veteran who grew up in a military family with longstanding ties to the Carlisle area, an investigation by The Salty Soldier has found. Federal prosecutors identified the instructor as Sean Stark, 38,…
Army captain accused of fraternizing with enlisted soldiers, stalking staff sergeant is dismissed from service
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — An Army military police captain accused of stalking a staff sergeant, assaulting a former intimate partner, tracking her without her knowledge and maintaining prohibited relationships with several enlisted Soldiers was dismissed from the service and sentenced to 82 days in confinement after pleading guilty to two offenses. Capt. Matthew Angelo…
Case against decorated Fort Riley MP dismissed after video evidence contradicted accuser, lawyer says
Months after a decorated Fort Riley Military Police noncommissioned officer was arrested and accused of serious sexual offenses in Kansas, prosecutors dismissed the case and a judge later ordered the records of his arrest and prosecution expunged. Now, Staff Sgt. Roland Joseph Dore Jr.’s attorney says video evidence and changing accounts from the woman who…
Court records reveal extensive details of Army Staff Sergeant’s secret recordings of 17 victims
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii — Newly released Army court-martial records obtained by The Salty Soldier through the Freedom of Information Act reveal the extraordinary level of privacy Staff Sgt. Oscar F. Martinez’s hidden bathroom camera invaded — secretly recording relatives, friends and fellow Soldiers during some of their most private moments inside his on-post Hawaii home….
Court records detail horrific child abuse allegations against Airman facing life in prison
Newly obtained court records provide new details about the case against active-duty Airman Benton Christopher Fezer, who faces 22 felony child abuse charges involving his 5-year-old daughter. Editor’s Note: This story discusses allegations of child abuse. Some details contained in court records have been omitted from this report due to their graphic nature. An uncensored…
Retired Army intelligence NCO recalled to active duty after NSA polygraph exposed years of crimes
A retired Army military intelligence noncommissioned officer was recalled to active duty and court-martialed after admissions made during a National Security Agency polygraph helped unravel years of crimes involving children spanning multiple states and decades. Sgt. 1st Class Sean A. Loveridge, 54, pleaded guilty Aug. 13 at Fort Meade, Maryland, to three specifications of sexual…
