Mark Burnett pleads guilty in the case of the double slayings.Fort Stewart/Third ID
statement in wake of guilty plea by Pfc. Burnett in Long County court:
"The Army's charges against
the four Soldiers--Sgt. Anthony Peden, Pvt. Christopher Salmon, Pfc. Michael
Burnett, and Pvt. Isaac Aguigui--were dismissed on Aug. 15.
The Soldiers were each charged on March 27 with two counts of
premeditated murder, one count of conspiracy to commit murder, and one count of
violation of 18 USC 922(a)(6) for making false statements in the course
of purchasing firearms.
The CID investigation is ongoing, however, we don't believe there
are any unknown subjects. CID will not be releasing any additional information
at this time due to ongoing investigation and legal proceedings.
The four Soldiers remain in the Army at this time.
Gang-related cases are investigated by CID in accordance with Army
regulation. At the quarterly new commanders and first sergeants' course,
CID teaches a block of instruction on drug and gang awareness.
Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield does not have a gang or militia problem.
Any suspicions of gang activity are actively investigated by CID. CID also
recognizes the obvious concerns with the combination of gangs and military-type
training. That is why CID monitors and investigates gang and extremist
group association with criminal acts in the Army so closely. We believe
the reason we are able to maintain a LOW gang criminal threat status is because
of the awareness of and focus on the threat."
Kevin Larson
Fort Stewart Public Affairs
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