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An Airman assigned to one of the Air Force’s elite special operations units is now facing felony sexual assault charges in Texas for alleged crimes prosecutors say occurred years before he ever put on the uniform. Senior Airman Joshua Okelberry, currently assigned to the 27th Special Operations Wing at Cannon Air Force Base, was indicted…
Court records obtained by The Salty Soldier reveal new details about the Christmas Eve killing in Tennessee that led to the arrest of a Fort Bragg soldier months later in North Carolina. According to an affidavit filed in Roane County General Sessions Court, Spc. Jacob Ryan Corbett Stinnett, 24, told investigators he shot his uncle,…
A former Virginia National Guardsman previously convicted in a federal terrorism case has been identified as the gunman behind a deadly shooting Thursday at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Authorities say Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, 36, opened fire inside Constant Hall, a building that houses the university’s College of Business, during what law enforcement sources…
A Louisiana National Guard soldier was shot Tuesday evening at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans in what early reports suggest may have been an accidental discharge involving another service member. According to reporting by WVUE Fox 8, New Orleans Police Department units responded around 6:56 p.m. on March 10 to Jackson Barracks, located at 6400…
The first week of the war with Iran has already taken the lives of seven American service members. From a deadly Iranian drone strike in Kuwait to a missile attack on a U.S. base in Saudi Arabia, the attacks that killed them occurred within days of each other as the conflict rapidly escalated across the…
An active-duty Army sergeant assigned to Fort Bragg who was previously exposed for promoting adult content and advertising paid encounters online continues to publicly market similar material across multiple social media platforms — including posts made within the past 24 hours. The soldier, Sergeant Yessica Nunez Melendez, has operated online profiles used to promote explicit…
Editor’s Note: This article can also be read at TheSaltySoldierUncensored.com, where the full police and court documents referenced in this report are available for review. The uncensored version of the article is published without advertising and includes the source materials used in this investigation. SPRINGFIELD, Georgia — Newly obtained police records are shedding new light…
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — North Little Rock Police have confirmed an active investigation is underway following a Feb. 23 incident involving a recently retired Arkansas Army National Guard lieutenant colonel who was confronted during a livestreamed civilian sting operation. A spokesperson for the North Little Rock Police Department told The Salty Soldier that officers…
A U.S. servicemember in his 20s was detained by South Korean police after allegedly causing extensive damage inside a bar near a U.S. military installation in Pyeongtaek during the early morning hours of February 25. According to South Korean broadcaster YTN, the incident occurred shortly before dawn at a bar located near a U.S. base…
A Marine Corps veteran running for U.S. Senate in North Carolina says his hand was broken during a confrontation inside a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing room after he protested U.S. military action against Iran. Brian McGinnis, 44, a firefighter in Raleigh and a Green Party Senate candidate, was forcibly removed from a Senate Armed…
