National Guardsman pleads guilty to fatal shooting of soldier he found in bed with his ex-girlfriend

A former U.S. Army National Guard soldier pleaded guilty to shooting and killing an Army soldier after he found 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 happened on the morning of Dec. 14, 2024, at an apartment complex on the military base.

According to a probable cause arrest affidavit, Landry was at drill duty earlier that morning and was on a break when he went to the woman's home.

NAVY SAILOR ADMITS KILLING FELLOW SERVICE MEMBER AS MOTHER QUESTIONS MISSED WARNING SIGNS

A witness told a...