Published Jun 18, 2026, 2:40 PM EDT
Sgt. Quornelius Radford received his verdict on Thursday after the shootings occurred last summer.
A U.S. Army sergeant who used a handgun last summer to shoot five individuals, including his then-fiancé, at Fort Stewart was convicted of attempted murder charges. Sgt. Quornelius Radford, 29, was found guilty of his Aug. 6, 2025, actions by a military judge at the Georgia-based Fort Stewart who delivered the verdict in the court-martial, according to sources including the Associated Press and local outlets. Army prosecutors originally accused Radford of targeting leaders of his supply unit when he used a personal handgun in August 2025 to open fire, wounding four fellow soldiers and his then-fiancé, Raekwon Smith. In March, Radford pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated assault and domestic violence but reportedly rejected claims that he intended to kill others when he used his weapon to harm others. Prosecutors forged on, painting his actions as indicative of attempted murder due to service members being trained not to shoot at others without an intention of killing them. “Why do you shoot someone in the chest, in the face? You shoot to kill," they said, according to WSAV-TV. It led to a two-day trial that started Tuesday, in which numerous witnesses were called on the prosecution's behalf to formulate a broader view of that day's events and how they unfolded.
