“Do you know how many rounds are in here?” Army prosecutors allege Capt. Javier Emanuel Correa made that statement to his wife while threatening her with a loaded firearm during a violent confrontation near Petersburg, Virginia. The Army says Correa also warned her, “You have until the count of three to get out of my…
UPDATE — Sept. 14, 2026: After publication, Sgt. Damon Moody contacted The Salty Soldier and denied that he is the man depicted in the adult content referenced in this report. “None of those sexual photos in your report are of me,” Moody said. Moody also disputed other portions of the report and requested that the…
Updated October 1, 2026 A former Fort Hood soldier whose alleged assault of a pregnant fellow soldier was captured on video will serve no jail or prison time after pleading guilty to a felony strangulation charge and separately admitting guilt to assaulting the woman while she was pregnant. New Coryell County court records obtained by…
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — The U.S. Army has identified the Soldier facing eight felony charges stemming from an alleged sexual misconduct incident inside a Fayetteville Dollar Tree as a sergeant who previously attended Fayetteville State University as an Army ROTC cadet. U.S. Army Cadet Command also confirmed Sgt. Musa Ajay Salagbi remains assigned to the command…
Newly released Army Criminal Investigation Division records provide the clearest account yet of how Spc. Miguel Garcia Rivera was found dead at Wheeler Army Airfield in April 2025 and what investigators ultimately determined caused his death. Rivera, a 22-year-old Soldier assigned to D Troop, 2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, was found…
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — A U.S. Army Green to Gold cadet publicly identified in a viral Dollar Tree video has been arrested and charged with eight felonies and misdemeanor stalking after a Fayetteville Police investigation uncovered allegations involving multiple juvenile shoppers. Musa Ajay Salagbi, 23, faces seven felony counts of indecent exposure in the presence of…
Sgt. Yessica Nunez-Melendez remains on active duty at Fort Bragg after months of Army scrutiny over her online adult-content activity, the Army confirmed this week — while declining to answer whether its latest investigation has ended, whether any action was taken or whether the soldier is now headed for promotion. The confirmation came after Nunez-Melendez…
A U.S. Army specialist stationed in Germany is facing three sexual assault allegations involving another Soldier, according to a charge sheet obtained by The Salty Soldier. SPC Jonathan E. Feil, an E-4 assigned to the 51st Composite Truck Company, 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, is accused of misconduct that prosecutors say occurred…
More than a year after a Soldier was found dead inside a vehicle at Wheeler Army Airfield in Hawaii, newly released Army records have identified him as Spc. Miguel Garcia Rivera. Rivera was a 22-year-old Soldier assigned to D Troop, 2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, according to a…
When Fort Sill drill sergeant Staff Sgt. George L. Singleton was convicted earlier this year, the Army’s publicly available court information offered little explanation for what had actually landed him before a general court-martial. The record showed that Singleton had been convicted of two specifications of sexual harassment, acquitted of several other allegations and sentenced…
