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 assault, concerns about his mental health and a second arrest four days before the Army says he was last seen.
Anderson, 25, has now been missing for more than 11 weeks. Army investigators say they have found no credible evidence that a crime caused his disappearance, but the newly obtained records show authorities had documented serious warning signs before he vanished.
Fayetteville police responded to Anderson’s apartment on March 24 after his wife, Jasmyne Mowry, called 911. Mowry was approximately 20 weeks pregnant at the time.
According to a police affidavit, Mowry said the confrontation began after she found something on Anderson’s phone. She alleged that Anderson became agitated, threw objects inside the apartment and held her against a door when she tried to get away.
Mowry told police that Anderson threatened to kill her and then himself. When she locked herself in a bathroom, she alleged that Anderson forced open the door, knocked her to the floor and pinned her down.
The police affidavit further alleges that Anderson threw Mowry onto furniture and choked her. The responding officer reported seeing redness around her neck. Mowry complained of pain and possible bruising and was taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center for treatment.
In a separate statement signed that day, Mowry wrote that Anderson “started throwing things and yelling at me that he’d kill me then himself.”
“He kept pushing me so I ran to the bathroom and locked the doors and knocked the door down and pinned me on the floor, then proceeded to throw a box of clothes and candles,” she wrote.
Mowry indicated that Anderson had been drinking and regularly used alcohol. She reported no previous assaults, domestic-violence charges or protective orders involving him at that time. She also said there were no firearms in the home and that no weapon was used during the confrontation.
Anderson was arrested the following day. A magistrate found sufficient evidence to issue charges accusing him of misdemeanor domestic violence, assault on a female and communicating threats. Two additional allegations appeared in the court record, but a magistrate declined to find sufficient grounds for charges on those accusations.
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The three charges were dismissed May 5 after the prosecuting witness failed to appear in court despite being subpoenaed. The dismissal did not constitute an acquittal or a finding that the allegations were false.
Public social media posts suggested Anderson and Mowry later reconciled. In a May 29 exchange, Anderson called himself the “luckiest man alive,” and Mowry responded, “I love you hubby.” On June 5, Anderson shared maternity photographs and wrote about awaiting the birth of their daughter.
“My heart has never been more grateful for the gift of being your father,” he wrote.
Less than three weeks later, Mowry said Anderson left their Fayetteville home with other soldiers on June 23. She believed he was returning to Fort Bragg.
On June 25, Fayetteville police were called to the Comfort Inn on Skibo Road after a payment for another night in Anderson’s room was declined.
Hotel employees told police that Anderson refused to leave. An officer reported finding him lying in bed and not responding to repeated instructions. Police physically removed him from the bed and placed him in handcuffs, according to an affidavit.
The officer alleged that Anderson then refused to walk and had to be placed in a restraint device before being transported to the Cumberland County jail. He was charged with second-degree trespassing and resisting a public officer. Those charges remain pending.
Court records show that a judge modified Anderson’s release conditions to require the signature of his first sergeant and compliance with the existing provisions of a domestic-violence protective order. The available records do not disclose the terms of that order or when it was entered.
Despite earlier reports suggesting Anderson was released June 26 or June 29, the completed release order shows he was physically released on bail at 2:30 a.m. June 27.
The document does not say Anderson was placed in Army custody. It shows that his first sergeant’s signature was required as a condition of his release.
Anderson’s mother, Pamela Anderson, has said June 27 was also the last day she spoke with her son. She said he told her that his wife wanted a divorce.
The Army says Anderson was last seen at Fort Bragg at approximately 6 a.m. June 29. His wife previously told WRAL that Anderson had been struggling with his mental health for months and was required to report to the charge of quarters every four hours.
“Someone wasn’t doing their job if they saw him and let him leave,” Mowry told the station.
Anderson failed to report for formation and was classified as absent without leave July 1. Army CID has said it was not formally notified that he was missing until July 8, nine days after he was last seen.
The timeline leaves unanswered questions about what Anderson’s command knew concerning the March death threat, his mental condition, the protective order and his arrest days before his disappearance. It also remains unclear what supervision was in place after his release or how Anderson disappeared from Fort Bragg despite the reported four-hour check-in requirement.
In a Sept. 15 statement to The Salty Soldier, Army CID said it remains committed to finding Anderson and continues to maintain regular contact with his family.
“To date, Army CID has not found credible evidence indicating a crime occurred while he remains missing,” CID spokesman Jason Mills said.
That statement addresses the circumstances of Anderson’s disappearance and does not contradict the earlier incidents documented in the Cumberland County court records.
Col. Allie Scott, public affairs director for XVIII Airborne Corps, said Fort Bragg had nothing further to add because the investigation remains ongoing.
“We remain in support of Army CID in the search for our missing soldier,” Scott said.
While Anderson has been missing, Mowry gave birth to their daughter, Nadia Liora Mowry-Anderson, on Aug. 9. The child reached one month old Sept. 9 without meeting her father.
In a July appeal for help, Mowry referred to Anderson as “my husband and my child’s father” and urged him to return home.
“We love you Sayveon and need you to come home,” she wrote.
Anderson is described as approximately 5 feet, 10 inches tall and 260 pounds. He has a chipped front tooth, a scar on his left arm, tattoos behind both ears and a tattoo on his upper left arm.
Anyone with credible information about his whereabouts is asked to contact the Army CID Carolinas Field Office at 910-391-4911. Anonymous tips can be submitted through the Army CID website.
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