The spouse of a Fort Gordon Soldier has been arrested by the feds for allegedly punching the wife of another soldier in the face during a bizarre argument involving kids and dogs – and a Fort Gordon soldier faces up to a year in federal prison if convicted of two counts of drunken driving

South Eastern Social Justice Breaking News Bulletin – 12-16-17 11:11 a.m. ET

The feds this week charged a Fort Gordon soldier with two counts drunken driving and charged the spouse of a soldier with punching another soldier’s wife in a crazy incident in November 2016

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By Greg Peterson
South Eastern Social Justice Breaking News
Co-owner, News Director
906-273-2433

The spouse of a Fort Gordon soldier and a soldier were charged in federal court this week in separate misdemeanor cases.

Daymon Hall is charged with two counts of “DUI on a military reservation,” according to a criminal information complaint, a charging tool used by the feds.

30-year-old Tapria Russell is charged with simple assault, according to her criminal information complaint.

Federal prosecutors have one of their own working at Fort Gordon.

Federal Prosecutor on Base: Special Assistant United States Attorney Candace R. Cunningham, Office of the Staff Judge Advocate at Fort Gordon

Federal Prosecutor on Base: Special Assistant United States Attorney Candace R. Cunningham, Office of the Staff Judge Advocate at Fort Gordon

The charges against both soldiers were filed in Augusta federal courthouse on Wed., Dec. 13, 2017.

The prosecutor in both cases is Special Assistant United States Attorney Candace R. Cunningham, Office of the Staff Judge Advocate at Fort Gordon, GA.

Wife of Fort Gordon solider charged with assault; soldier charged with DUI in another case

Spouse of Fort Gordon soldier charged with assault; soldier charged with DUI in another case

 

Fort Gordon attack victim

Soldier’s wife Ashley Taylor – who was the victim of an attack on Base

The spouse of a soldier, Russell is accused of assaulting 29-year-old Ashley Taylor – the spouse of another soldier – “by hitting her in the face with her hand,” on Nov. 16, 2016 at Fort Gordon, the federal information states.
Taylor was 28 at the time of the attack.

Taylor says there had been a problem with people not picking up after their dogs in the neighborhood. Taylor spotted the Russell’s son with the family dog and offered him a baggie.

“After the dog did it’s business .. (Taylor noticed) he had a large leaf in his hand.”

“Trying to be a good neighbor, I offered him a baggy,” Taylor told S.E. Social Justice Breaking News this morning.

“He said ‘no’. I offered again and pointed out community guidelines. He said no again and became aggressive.”

A short time later, Russell and her solder spouse allegedly showed up at Taylor’s door in a furor.

“She was aggressively angry, yelled at me for talking to her son. And I panicked. My children were on the other side of our screen door watching.”

The three adults had never met before and Taylor repeatedly asked the Russells to leave.

“She threatened me repeatedly and in an effort to calm everyone down, I literally sat on the ground and asked her to sit and talk with me,” Taylor recounted.

“She refused (and) continued to threaten me,” Taylor said.

Fort Gordon attack victim

Soldier’s wife Ashley Taylor – who was the victim of an attack on Base

“Ultimately (Tapria Russell) punched me in the face on my right side,” Taylor said of the attack that left her confused by its allegedly aggressive nature. “My glasses flew across the carport and broke.”

That’s when the Russells left and Taylor called Fort Gordon Military Police.
“Her spouse grabbed her and they took off running. I finally felt it was safe enough to turn around, ran inside, and called the MPs.”

Taylor was concerned the case would never be prosecuted – and at one point – as MPs were trying to get to the bottom of the incident – Taylor felt like a suspect.

“I made a report, took pictures, and was threatened by the MPs with assault, even though I never laid a finger on anyone,” Taylor said.

Taylor is pleased the case will finally go to court.

If convicted, Russell faces up to six months in federal prison plus a maximum $5,000 fine.

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Both charges against Hall involve alleged drunken driving on June 24, 2917 on base for “unlawfully driving a moving vehicle” after allegedly drinking too much alcohol, the information states.
If convicted, Hall faces no more than 12 months in federal prison on each of the two counts plus a maximum of $2,000 in fines, and 40 days community service and the completion of a DUI alcohol use risk reduction course.

Wife of Fort Gordon solider charged with assault; soldier charged with DUI in another case

Wife of Fort Gordon soldier charged with assault; soldier charged with DUI in another case

Early Sunday Double Murder in Aiken, SC – Police searching for suspects – shots heard before bodies found

Two bodies – shot in head – found in car north of Aiken

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By Greg Peterson
South Eastern Social Justice Breaking News
News Director/Co-Owner
906-273-2433

(Aiken, SC) – Authorities are on the scene of what is believed to be a double murder in the city of Aiken, SC.

About 12:15 a.m., a woman called 911 – and reported she was out walking and spotted a car with two men inside that appeared to be shot in the head.

The scene is said to be near the intersection of Bradbey Lane and Ravenel Street. The caller said she saw blood on the windows of the vehicle.

S.E. Social Justice Breaking News is withholding names of those involved until it is OK with law enforcement. The car may be registered to a know offender.

The Aiken County Coroner’s Office has been called to the scene. Search dogs have been called.

Homicide investigators have been called to the scene. In addition to others, Aiken Department of Public Safety officers are being assisted by the Aiken County Sheriff’s Department.

Not long before and after the bodies were discovered, at least two people called to report shots in the area.