The suspect at Fort Stewart, Ga., believed to be the shooter, was reportedly in a personal relationship with one of the male victims, whom he described as his husband a few months prior to the incident, based on obtained reports.
Before the shooting at Fort Stewart, Sgt. Quornelius Radford was apprehended by a Georgia State Patrol officer on May 18 for driving under the influence.
In the GSP report, the arresting trooper said Radford’s car was released to a man that Radford self- reported to be his husband.
However, Liberty County court documents indicate that this individual was legally married to someone who sources claim identifies as female and was in the process of a divorce.
The records revealed that the divorce between the man Radford called his husband in May and the man’s wife was finalized on August 5, just one day ahead of the Fort Stewart incident.
Despite Radford asserting to the GSP that the person who took possession of his vehicle was his husband, an insider familiar with the inquiry mentioned that Radford was merely acquainted with this person, with a possible room for a relationship.
That source said Radford’s self-reported husband was one of the shooting victims.
The Army Office of Special Trial Counsel has charged Radford with domestic violence, confirming that one of the victims was indeed Radford’s partner.
The new development comes amidst reports that Radford was bullied for a stutter during his time at Fort Stewart.
spoke with a soldier who recently left Fort Stewart who shed more light on these claims.
“He was essentially just the bottom of the pecking order and not handling it well…He was known for being pretty aggressive with a soldier and pretty extreme behavior and he was known for a heavy stutter,” the person, who requested to remain anonymous, said.
Radford has been transferred to Joint Base Charleston for pre-trial confinement.
“He was pretty much just made fun of, and instead of doing literally anything else he could have done, he took the extreme option,” the soldier said.
