Independent military reporting for those who’ve served — and won’t stay silent.
HAVELOCK, N.C. — A 19-year-old U.S. Marine stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point has been arrested and charged with felony animal cruelty after police say he brutally killed his 8-month-old Labrador retriever mix. According to the Havelock Police Department, Lance Corporal Taylor Heinrich, of Havelock, was taken into custody after officers and Havelock…
Staff Sgt. Alonzo Alcantara, a Marine small arms repair technician and former recruiter, has been sentenced to 26 years in military prison for killing his wife, Ruby Tenorio Alcantara, at their home on Marine Corps Base Hawaii in September 2024. Alcantara pleaded guilty under a deal that reduced a potential life sentence, admitting he used…
