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.

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A witness told authorities that Landry noticed a black truck parked in front of the apartment and asked who owned the vehicle.

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.

The woman said they were sleeping when she heard a commotion. Two children were also present at the time of the incident.

Landry, who was aware Stewart was unarmed, shot him once in the chest. Stewart was later pronounced dead.

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’s Office.

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.

Landry later admitted to the shooting in a Mirandized interview.

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The woman told investigators that Landry was jealous of Stewart.

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.

Landry’s sentencing date has not yet been set.