A former U.S.
Army National Guard soldier has pleaded guilty to shooting and killing an Army soldier after finding the man in bed with his ex-girlfriend and mother of his child.
Natravien R.
Landry, 27, pleaded guilty June 11 to second-degree murder and use of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence in the killing of U.S.
Army Sgt.
Andre S.
Stewart Jr.
at what was then Fort Eisenhower, now Fort Gordon, in Augusta, Georgia.
Landry faces a minimum of 10 years and up to life in federal prison, according to federal prosecutors.
The shooting occurred on the morning of December 14, 2024 at an apartment complex on the military base.
According to a probable cause arrest affidavit, Landry was conducting drills that morning and was on a break when he went to the woman's home.
A witness told authorities that Landry noticed a black van parked in front of the apartment and asked who owned the vehicle.
Suspecting there was another man in the residence, Landry broke into the apartment and went up to a bedroom where he found Stewart, who was dating the woman at the time, according to federal prosecutors.
The woman said they were sleeping when she heard a commotion.
Two children were also present at the time of the incident.
Landry, who knew Stewart was unarmed, shot him once in the chest.
Stewart was later pronounced dead.
After the shooting, Landry fled the residence and the military base, but was later arrested during a traffic stop on Interstate 85 by the Meriwether County Sheriff's Office.
He threw the gun out the window, but officers later found it.
Evidence showed that the recovered gun was used in the shooting.
Landry later admitted to the shooting in a Miranda interview.
The woman told investigators that Landry was jealous of Stewart.
Stewart's sister wrote shortly after the incident that her brother was "brutally murdered." She said she left behind a 5-year-old son who was one of the children who were in the apartment at the time of the shooting.
Army National Guard soldier has pleaded guilty to shooting and killing an Army soldier after finding the man in bed with his ex-girlfriend and mother of his child.
Natravien R.
Landry, 27, pleaded guilty June 11 to second-degree murder and use of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence in the killing of U.S.
Army Sgt.
Andre S.
Stewart Jr.
at what was then Fort Eisenhower, now Fort Gordon, in Augusta, Georgia.
Landry faces a minimum of 10 years and up to life in federal prison, according to federal prosecutors.
The shooting occurred on the morning of December 14, 2024 at an apartment complex on the military base.
According to a probable cause arrest affidavit, Landry was conducting drills that morning and was on a break when he went to the woman's home.
A witness told authorities that Landry noticed a black van parked in front of the apartment and asked who owned the vehicle.
Suspecting there was another man in the residence, Landry broke into the apartment and went up to a bedroom where he found Stewart, who was dating the woman at the time, according to federal prosecutors.
The woman said they were sleeping when she heard a commotion.
Two children were also present at the time of the incident.
Landry, who knew Stewart was unarmed, shot him once in the chest.
Stewart was later pronounced dead.
After the shooting, Landry fled the residence and the military base, but was later arrested during a traffic stop on Interstate 85 by the Meriwether County Sheriff's Office.
He threw the gun out the window, but officers later found it.
Evidence showed that the recovered gun was used in the shooting.
Landry later admitted to the shooting in a Miranda interview.
The woman told investigators that Landry was jealous of Stewart.
Stewart's sister wrote shortly after the incident that her brother was "brutally murdered." She said she left behind a 5-year-old son who was one of the children who were in the apartment at the time of the shooting.
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