Fort Bliss soldier receives court-martial sentence of over 40 years for murder conviction
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FORT BLISS, Texas A Fort Bliss soldier has been convicted in a court-martial for a laundry list of offenses, including murder and assault, the U.S. Army announced Tuesday.
Pfc. Luis Morales-Sanchez, 24, was convicted Monday by a military judge and sentenced to nearly 41 years confinement. He was also ordered to be dishonorably discharged from the Army.
Former Fort Bliss commander Brig. Gen. Matthew Eichburg had personally ordered the referral of charges against Morales-Sanchez to a general court-martial one year ago this month.
Fort Bliss soldier faces new sexual assault charges, bringing total to seven stripes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stripes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A Fort Bliss soldier accused of raping Pfc. Asia M. Graham and other women has been charged in connection with four additional sexual assaults, military officials said.
Pfc. Christian G. Alvarado now faces a general court martial on a total of seven sexual assault charges dating back to December 2018. The cases are pending in military court.
Alvarado, who is in pretrial confinement, has been in the U.S. Army since July 2018. He arrived at Fort Bliss in February 2019. It was his first duty station.
In the latest allegations, Alvarado is accused of raping and groping women on repeat occasions over the last four years in or near Mesa, Arizona, according to a military charging document.
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Fort Bliss Soldier Charged with Raping Fellow Soldier a Year Before Her New Year s Eve Death
Pfc. Asia Graham died Dec. 31 after being found unresponsive in her barracks room at Fort Bliss, Texas. Pfc. Christian G. Alvarado, another Fort Bliss soldier, will face a general court-martial on charges that he raped Graham a year earlier. (Army)
16 Jan 2021
A 1st Armored Division soldier at Fort Bliss, Texas has been charged with sexually assaulting three women over the past year, including a fellow soldier who was found dead a year on New Year s Eve.
Pfc. Christian G. Alvarado, of 1st Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, was arraigned on Thursday in a general court-martial hearing and charged with three counts of sexual assault, one count of aggravated assault and two counts of making a false statement to Army investigators, according to a Jan. 7 charge sheet.