JBLM Soldier Pleads Guilty to Gorge Amphitheatre Murders and Assaults
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – A Soldier pleaded guilty to the June 2023 murders of Brandy Escamilla and Josilyn Ruiz and the wounding of three others during his court-martial Nov. 2 – 5 at the Cascade Court Complex at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Spc. James M. Kelly, 29, a fire support specialist assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, also pleaded guilty to charges of domestic violence, reckless discharge of a firearm, and the wrongful use and possession of psilocybin, a Schedule I controlled substance. The military judge sentenced him to 70 years of confinement, reduction in rank to E-1, and a dishonorable discharge from the Army.
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