Overview

• Sgt. Quornelius Radford faces UCMJ charges including six attempted-murder counts, six aggravated-assault counts, plus a domestic-violence specification
• He pleaded at his first military-court appearance before a hearing officer who ordered him to remain in pretrial confinement
• Investigators from the Army Office of Special Trial Counsel are probing Radford’s motive, his access to a personal handgun, gaps in base security, screening protocols
• Five soldiers from the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team were wounded in the Aug. 6 incident at Fort Stewart; all survived
• A neutral judge advocate will oversee a preliminary hearing to assess probable cause before OSTC decides whether to refer the case to a general court-martial