A Colorado-based Army recruiter is facing a general court-martial at Fort Knox on seven alleged violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice’s domestic-violence article.
SSG Satvik Jarugula’s trial is scheduled to run from July 21 through July 24, according to the Army’s public court docket. Jarugula pleaded not guilty and elected to have the case decided by a panel of enlisted service members.
The case falls under the Army’s 3rd Judicial Circuit, with U.S. Army Recruiting Command listed as the general court-martial convening authority.
According to the US Army Trial Judiciary, he is charged with seven alleged violations of Article 128b of the UCMJ.
Article 128b covers domestic violence involving a spouse, intimate partner, dating partner or immediate family member. Depending on the subsection charged, the article can involve an alleged violent offense, conduct intended to threaten or intimidate, violation of a protection order, or assault involving strangulation or suffocation.
Jarugula was arraigned April 2, where he entered a plea of not guilty.
Jarugula has served in the Army since September 2016, according to his LinkedIn profile, where he identifies himself as an infantryman, team leader and Army recruiter in the Greater Colorado Springs area.
A November 2021 recruiting post announced that Jarugula was beginning his career as an Army recruiter in Colorado Springs. The post identified him as an 11B infantryman and connected him to an Army recruiting office on North Academy Boulevard.
On LinkedIn, Jarugula describes himself as having more than eight years of experience in military operations, recruiting and management He claims he consistently exceeded recruiting goals through strategic outreach and the use of social media.
Jarugula also lists a bachelor’s degree in business and finance from Post University and says he is fluent in English, Telugu and Hindi. Those biographical details are based on his self-reported professional profiles.
The seven military allegations do not necessarily indicate that Jarugula was charged in a civilian court. Domestic-violence allegations involving service members can be investigated and prosecuted through military channels without a parallel state criminal case.
The Salty Soldier is working to determine whether the allegations were first investigated by civilian authorities or originated entirely within the military justice system. The publication has requested any releasable Colorado Springs Police Department records that could show whether Jarugula was previously identified as a suspect or arrested in connection with the alleged conduct.
The case is being handled by the Army Office of Special Trial Counsel. The Salty Soldier has requested records detailing the allegations, including the approximate dates, locations and conduct tied to each charge.
Those records had not been received as of publication.
Jarugula is presumed innocent. The docketed offenses remain allegations, and the Army bears the burden of proving each specification beyond a reasonable doubt.
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