For the dysfunctional, disgruntled, and salty soldiers
ST. ROBERT, MO — A U.S. Army Staff Sergeant stationed at Fort Leonard Wood is facing felony charges after leading police on a high-speed chase through St. Robert in the early hours of Sunday, August 24, that ended with his Dodge Charger crashing into a family’s home-based bakery. According to the Saint Robert Police Department,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Maryland attorney and federal employee is facing felony assault charges after allegedly spitting on two uniformed National Guard soldiers stationed outside Union Station on August 22. The suspect, Scott J. Pichon, 33, approached the soldiers on a Lime scooter around 4:43 p.m., made a noise as if clearing mucus from his…
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — Four soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord are facing court-martial for the sexual assault of a female military student in a barracks last fall. Among them is Spc. Jadon Bosarge, whose younger brother, Jaret, is currently enrolled at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The alleged assault took place on…
FAYETTEVILLE, NC — Court filings reveal a disturbing twist in the case of Shana Cloud, the Fayetteville woman charged with murdering her husband, retired Special Forces medic Clinton “Clint” Bonnell. Records obtained by The Salty Soldier show that even before Bonnell’s dismembered remains were recovered, Cloud retained an attorney and filed a lawsuit seeking control…
FORT SILL, OKLA. — On August 1, 2025, Sergeant First Class Lindsey S. DeStefano was convicted at a special court-martial for absence without leave in violation of Article 86, UCMJ. A panel of officers and enlisted members found her guilty of one specification of AWOL and acquitted her of another. The court sentenced DeStefano to…
Fort McNair, Washington D.C. — The Army officer once known for standing at the center of two of the most high-profile courts-martial in recent military history is now facing his own day in court. Lieutenant Colonel Justin C. Oshana, a career Judge Advocate General (JAG) officer who once served as a defense attorney for convicted…
The Chelan County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday that DNA testing has confirmed what many already feared: former Army Ranger Regiment infantryman Travis Caleb Decker, 32, is solely responsible for the murders of his three young daughters. Despite the forensic evidence piling up, Decker remains at large—armed, dangerous, and still capable of disappearing into the wilderness….
An active-duty Army specialist at Fort Bliss is now sitting in federal custody after allegedly attempting to hand over classified U.S. military secrets to Russian government officials in exchange for citizenship and a safe escape. According to unsealed court documents, Spc. Taylor Adam Lee, 22, is facing federal charges of attempted transmission of national defense…
FORT STEWART, Ga. – New reporting reveals that the soldier accused of opening fire on his unit at Fort Stewart earlier this month was allegedly in an intimate relationship with one of the victims — a man who had just finalized a divorce from his wife one day before the attack. Army prosecutors say Sgt….
Federal prosecutors say a Fort Campbell soldier has been arrested and charged with multiple child sexual exploitation offenses following a months-long investigation involving the FBI and Army Criminal Investigation Division. According to an unsealed criminal complaint, Robert Cecilio, 39, of Clarksville, Tennessee, allegedly used Snapchat to solicit nude photos and videos from at least three…