National Guard Soldier Charged with Murder in Lethal Love Triangle

A National Guard soldier in Georgia is facing murder charges after allegedly shooting and killing a man he found with the mother of his child.

Natravien Landry, 25, of Abbeville, La., an Army National Guard soldier assigned to the 1148th Transportation Company at Fort Eisenhower, is charged with one count of murder, Jill E. Steinberg, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, said in a statement. 

The victim was identified by Fort Eisenhower as U.S. Army Sgt. Andre S. Stewart Jr., Stars and Stripes, WRDW, and The Augusta Press report. Fort Eisenhower did not immediately return a request for comment.

“Our Fort Eisenhower team suffered a tragedy this weekend. Our thoughts and prayers are with a grieving family,” Maj. Gen. Ryan Janovic, commanding general of the Cyber Center of Excellence and Fort Eisenhower, said in a statement obtained by Stars and Stripes. “I commend the swift action of our entire team and our community partners, who together are committed to safety, security, and care for those in pain.” 

On Saturday, Dec. 14, Landry allegedly visited the residence in post housing at Fort Eisenhower of a woman with whom Landry has a child, the U.S. Attorney said.

“Landry is accused of assaulting and shooting a man who was with the woman in her residence, and then leaving Fort Eisenhower,” the U.S. Attorney said in the statement.

Per an Army investigator’s affidavit obtained by ABC News, Landry confronted a man who had spent the night at his ex’s home, assaulting and fatally shooting him.

Landry was arrested about three hours later south of Atlanta on Interstate 85 during a traffic stop by the Meriwether County, Georgia, Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies recovered a 9 mm pistol during the stop, the statement alleges. The U.S. Marshals Service took Landry into custody and took him to the Lincoln County Jail to await a court hearing.

Fort Eisenhower commanders issued a two-hour lockdown because of the shooting, WSB-TV reports.

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Landry appeared in court on Monday, Dec. 17,  for an initial appearance hearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Brian K. Epps in Augusta. He is scheduled to return to court on Wednesday for a detention hearing.

Landry’s attorney did not immediately respond to People’s request for comment.