National Guardsman pleads guilty to killing soldier found in ex’s bed
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A former U.S. Army National Guard soldier has pleaded guilty to shooting and killing a soldier who found him in bed with his ex-girlfriend and the mother of his child.
Natravien R. Landry, 27, pleaded guilty June 11 to second-degree murder and use of a firearm in connection with a violent crime in the slaying of U.S. Army Sgt. Andre S. Stewart Jr. in Augusta, Georgia, at what was then Fort Eisenhower, now Fort Gordon. Landry faces a minimum sentence of 10 years to life in prison, according to federal prosecutors.
The shooting occurred on the morning of December 14, 2024, at an apartment complex on the military base.
According to a probable arrest affidavit, Landry was on a drill mission earlier that morning and was taking a break when he went to the woman’s home.
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Natravien Landry, 27, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the killing of U.S. Army Sgt. Andre S. Stewart Jr. is at Fort Gordon. (Meriwether County Sheriff’s Office)
A witness told authorities that Landry noticed a black truck parked in front of the apartment and asked who the vehicle belonged to.
Suspecting another man was in the home, Landry burst into the apartment and into an upstairs bedroom, where he found Stewart, who was dating the woman at the time, according to federal prosecutors.
The woman said they were sleeping when they heard a commotion. Two children were also present at the time of the incident.
Aware that Stewart was unarmed, Landry shot him in the chest. Stewart was later pronounced dead.
André Stewart Jr. He was killed on the morning of December 14, 2024. (GoFundMe)
Following the shooting, Landry fled the home and the military base, but was later arrested by the Meriwether County Sheriff’s Office during a traffic stop on Interstate 85.
He threw the gun out the window but it was later found by deputies. During the investigation, it was determined that the seized gun was used in the incident.
Landry later admitted to the shooting in a Mirandized interview.
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Following the shooting, Natravien Landry fled the residence and the military base, but was later arrested during a traffic stop. (Google Maps)
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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 “brutally murdered.” He said he left his 5-year-old son, one of the children in the apartment, behind during the conflict.
Landry’s sentencing date has not yet been set.
