Suspected Fort Stewart shooter charged, one victim was his 'intimate partner'

ATLANTA – Army prosecutors filed attempted murder charges Aug. 12 against a sergeant on allegations he shot five fellow soldiers and tried to shoot a sixth at Fort Stewart, Georgia, on Aug. 6.

One of the victims was an "intimate partner" of the defendant, Sgt. Quornelius Radford, according to Michelle McCaskill, spokesperson for the Army Office of Special Trial Counsel. (USA TODAY customarily withholds the names of victims in alleged cases of domestic violence.)

Radford also faces an array of specifications (akin to counts in civilian courts) under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, according to Maj. Charlie Egan, spokesperson for the 3rd Infantry Division. They are:

Radford could not be reached for comment and court records for his case are not available in the docket.

Investigators say that on Aug. 6, the 28-year-old automated logistical noncommissioned officer shot five soldiers at his Fort Stewart workplace – the company operations facility of the 703rd Brigade Support Battalion. Radford used a personal handgun, according to Brig. Gen. John Lubas, who commands Fort Stewart and the 3rd Infantry Division.