U.S. Army officials have now directly clarified the sequence of events surrounding the deaths of Spc. Mariyah Symone Collington and 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr. in Morocco after days of conflicting media reports and AI-generated summaries created widespread confusion online about what happened off the Atlantic coast near Cap Draa. In a direct response…
Editor’s Note: After publication, U.S. Army Europe and Africa Public Affairs contacted The Salty Soldier and directly clarified the sequence of events near Cap Draa, Morocco. At the time this article was published, The Salty Soldier had not located any official Army press release or publicly available article explicitly assigning the named sequence of events…
A U.S. Army sergeant first class stationed in Hawaii pleaded guilty at a general court-martial earlier this month to multiple prostitution-related offenses after originally facing a far broader slate of allegations that included production of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), secretly recording women during private encounters, and attempting to persuade a person believed to be…
A video circulating online that appears to show a lieutenant colonel confronting noncommissioned officers during an Army Fitness Test (AFT) at Fort Bliss is now under official review, according to 32d Army Air and Missile Defense Command. The video, which has spread across social media pages associated with Fort Bliss Soldiers and air defense personnel,…
UPDATE: This article reflects the status of the case at the time it was originally published. The charges against Roland Joseph Dore Jr. were later dismissed without prejudice at the State’s request, and the records of his arrest and prosecution were subsequently expunged by court order. Dore’s attorney now says video evidence and inconsistencies in…
Editor’s Note: Due to advertising and platform-content restrictions related to sensitive allegations involving minors, The Salty Soldier cannot publish certain specific details from the Army charge sheet in this publicly accessible article. Additional reporting and court documentation are available through subscriber coverage. Painter remains presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court. Newly obtained military charge…
A Fort Hood soldier assigned to the 13th Armored Corps Sustainment Command was arrested by the Killeen Police Department and booked into the Bell County Jail on charges involving assault of a pregnant person and unlawful restraint, according to Bell County inmate and court records. Bell County records identify the soldier as 22-year-old Specialist Lamontavious…
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — A North Carolina judge has denied a request to release the wife accused of killing retired U.S. Army Special Forces veteran Clinton “Clint” Bonnell, rejecting defense arguments that prosecutors lack physical evidence tying her to the crime. During a bond review hearing held May 5 in Cumberland Superior Court, Judge Keith O….
Davy Cleon Spencer Jr., the 47 year old Wilmington man charged in the April 5, 2026 fatal stabbing of 21 year old Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel Montano, was not a stranger to North Carolina courts. Court records reviewed by The Salty Soldier show Spencer’s criminal history stretches back more than 30 years, including prior convictions,…
Four active-duty Fort Hood soldiers were among 11 men arrested during a Central Texas child exploitation sting operation targeting individuals accused of attempting to solicit sex from minors online, according to Texas authorities and court records reviewed by The Salty Soldier. The operation was conducted in Bell County by the Texas Department of Public Safety…
