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Jacksonville — An active-duty U.S. Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune has been publicly identified in an online confrontation conducted by a vigilante group that targets alleged child predators. As of publication, no arrest, booking, or criminal charges have been confirmed by civilian or military authorities. The individual was identified by online content creator Alex Rosen,…
Newly released public records provide additional detail about the initial law enforcement response in the Surf City rape case involving two U.S. Marines, offering a clearer picture of how the incident unfolded on the night of the alleged assault. The records, released by the Pender County Sheriff’s Office, consist of a call-for-service (CFS) command log…
A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to Fort Bragg was killed early Sunday morning in a single-vehicle crash in Harnett County, North Carolina, according to state authorities and Army officials. The North Carolina State Highway Patrol identified the deceased as Triston Amarion Pippins, 22, of Mount Pleasant, Texas. A spokesperson for Fort Bragg confirmed to local…
A U.S. Marine stationed in Hawaii has been sentenced to seven years in military prison and kicked out of the service after being convicted of sexually abusing a child and producing child sexual abuse material. Court-martial records show that Sgt. Eric Matthew Agitan was found guilty in October 2025 of sexually assaulting a child and…
Charges have now been formally filed against a Fort Riley–based U.S. Army Military Police noncommissioned officer accused of rape and sexual battery in Geary County, Kansas. Court records show Staff Sgt. Roland Joseph Dore Jr., 35, was formally charged on Jan. 2, 2026, with one count of rape and one count of sexual battery. The…
An Army staff sergeant was reduced in rank following a special court-martial at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, after pleading guilty to charges involving extramarital sexual conduct and indecent conduct under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. According to official court-martial results, Staff Sgt. Nicholas Heskett was convicted on Dec. 16, 2025, at a special…
An Army non-commissioned officer was sentenced to more than five years in military confinement after pleading guilty to secretly recording family members, guests, and fellow Soldiers inside his on-post home in Hawaii, according to court-martial records and an Army release. On Nov. 6, 2025, a military judge sitting as a general court-martial at Wheeler Army…
Newly filed court records show that retired U.S. Army Special Forces veteran Clinton James Bonnell had virtually no money remaining in his personal bank accounts by the time his estate was inventoried—months after he went missing and weeks after his remains were formally identified. Probate documents filed in Cumberland County Superior Court list zero balances…