Afghan interpreter who joined U.S. Army faces court-martial over child sexual abuse, domestic violence allegations

A U.S. Army staff sergeant who once served as an interpreter alongside American forces in Afghanistan, later immigrated to the United States, and became part of Savannah’s growing restaurant scene is now facing a general court-martial on allegations that include sexual abuse, child sexual abuse, domestic violence, and perjury. According to the Army’s court-martial docket,…

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Court records reveal backstory and crime scene details of case involving soldier killing man in bed with the mother of his child

When National Guard soldier Natravien Reshawn Landry drove through the gates of Fort Eisenhower around 4:45 a.m. on Dec. 14, 2024, he was expected to spend the day performing routine drill duties with his unit. Instead, federal prosecutors say the morning ended with U.S. Army Sgt. Andre S. Stewart Jr. dead inside an on-post residence,…

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Judge accepts plea in case of Fort Hood soldier indicted on felony assault of pregnant soldier and strangulation charges

An active duty Fort Hood soldier remains assigned to his unit after being indicted by a Coryell County grand jury on two felony charges stemming from an alleged domestic violence incident involving a pregnant woman. Court records obtained by The Salty Soldier show that Private First Class Jimmy Lee Rodriguez, assigned to the 69th Air…

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Army officer featured in recruiting campaign convicted at Fort Knox court-martial

An Army officer who appeared in an Army-sponsored television segment promoting military service was convicted at a special court-martial at Fort Knox, Kentucky, after pleading guilty to a theft-related offense. On May 27, 2026, 1st Lt. Innocent A. Adebiyi was convicted, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of larceny and wrongful appropriation in violation…

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Army wife’s public content accounts vanish after identification, but the internet is forever

The public-facing social-media accounts previously used to promote subscription-based adult content under the handle “AllAccessMommy” have disappeared since The Salty Soldier identified the account holder as Jessica Verdeja, who publicly identified herself online as the wife of MSG Anthony Verdeja, an Operations NCO assigned to the 8th Military Police Brigade in Hawaii. At the time…

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Drones, Robotics, MEDEVAC: The unanswered questions behind a fatal U.S.-British training incident in Iraq

More than a week after a training-related incident claimed the lives of a U.S. Army flight paramedic and a British Army non-commissioned officer at Erbil Air Base, Iraq, military officials have released remarkably few details about what actually occurred. The soldiers have been identified as Sgt. Devin A. Seibel, 26, of the U.S. Army’s Air…

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Fort Stewart Staff Sergeant convicted of recording people’s private areas without consent

A Florida soldier stationed at Fort Stewart has been sentenced to eight months in military confinement after admitting he secretly recorded two people without their consent. Staff Sgt. Thomas J. Gwynn, 26, of Palmetto, Florida, pleaded guilty at a general court-martial on June 2, 2026, to two counts of indecent visual recording, a crime under…

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Military spouse’s content raises questions about access to military installations

A review of publicly available online content has revealed a military-connected adult-content brand whose operator repeatedly identifies herself as a veteran, former soldier, and current military spouse while making frequent references to Fort Bragg, military housing, installation access, and life inside one of the Army’s largest military communities. Editor’s Note: Due to the graphic nature…

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Fort Campbell soldier accused of rape, sexual assault, strangulation, and suffocation given plea agreement

A Fort Campbell infantryman accused of raping and sexually assaulting multiple women in Tennessee and Alaska, including allegations that he strangled and suffocated victims during some encounters, was sentenced to 18 months confinement and a bad-conduct discharge after a plea agreement resulted in the dismissal of every rape and sexual assault charge brought against him….

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