{"id":85610,"date":"2026-02-03T16:18:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T16:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2026\/02\/03\/army-private-sentenced-to-more-than-20-years-for-barracks-murder\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:09:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:09:32","slug":"army-private-sentenced-to-more-than-20-years-for-barracks-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2026\/02\/03\/army-private-sentenced-to-more-than-20-years-for-barracks-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Army private sentenced to more than 20 years for barracks murder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pvt. Abdul N. Latifu was 21 years old when he was killed by a fellow soldier over three years ago in Army barracks. Last week, the soldier who admitted to the crime was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Army Pvt. Brian Jones Jr., 24, pleaded guilty to the unpremeditated murder of Latifu in a court-martial that came to an end on Jan. 29, according to an Army <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/557188\/army-private-pleads-guilty-murder-fort-rucker\" rel=\"\">press<\/a> release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jones was training to be an air traffic control operator in Alabama, when he killed Latifu, a fellow trainee, in the Fort Rucker barracks right before 11:40 a.m. on Jan. 10, 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to previous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2023\/01\/19\/fort-rucker-trainee-charged-with-murder-in-entrenching-tool-killing\/\" rel=\"\">reporting<\/a> by Army Times, a source with knowledge of the incident said Jones attacked Latifu with an Army-issued enriching tool, which is a small, collapsible steel shovel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The court-martial sentenced Jones to 247 months of confinement, reduction in rank, a dishonorable discharge and complete forfeiture of pay and allowances. He will be imprisoned in the U.S. Army Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, for the duration of his sentence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both soldiers were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 13th Aviation Regiment, 1st Aviation Brigade, U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1400\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7585911.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-112093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7585911.jpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7585911.jpg.jpg?resize=214,300 214w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7585911.jpg.jpg?resize=768,1075 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7585911.jpg.jpg?resize=731,1024 731w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pvt. Abdul N. Latifu. (U.S. Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Latifu hailed from the Bronx and Lt. Col. William Wicks, a prosecutor with the Army Office of Special Trial Counsel, said the New Yorker was \u201cnot only a soldier; he was also a beloved son, uncle and brother.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe murder occurred just over three years ago, and it has been a long road to justice, but today is the day that Pvt. 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