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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The shooting happened on the morning of Dec. 14, 2024, at an apartment complex on the military base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A witness told authorities that Landry noticed a black truck parked in front of the apartment and asked who owned the vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Suspecting another man was at the residence, Landry barged inside the apartment and upstairs to a bedroom where he found Stewart, who was dating the woman at the time, according to federal prosecutors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The woman said they were sleeping when she heard a commotion. Two children were also present at the time of the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Landry, who was aware Stewart was unarmed, shot him once in the chest. Stewart was later pronounced dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After the shooting, Landry fled the residence and the military base, but he was later arrested during a traffic stop on Interstate 85 by the Meriwether County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He threw the gun out of the window, but it was later found by deputies. Testing proved that the recovered handgun was used in the shooting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Landry later admitted to the shooting in a Mirandized interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The woman told investigators that Landry was jealous of Stewart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stewart’s sister wrote shortly after the incident that her brother was “viciously murdered.” She said he left behind a 5-year-old son who was one of the children in the apartment at the time of the shooting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Landry’s sentencing date has not yet been set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n