Former National Guard Soldier Sentenced for Murder

AUGUSTA, Georgia: Former Army National Guard soldier Natravien Reshawn Landry has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison following his guilty plea to second-degree murder and use of a firearm during a crime of violence. The sentence was handed down by U. S.

District Court Judge J. Randal Hall, as announced by Margaret E. “Meg” Heap, U.

S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia.

Landry, 25, from Abbeville, Louisiana, was assigned to the 1148th Transportation Company at Fort Gordon. On December 14, 2024, he visited the residence of a woman with whom he shares a child. During this visit, Landry encountered another man in the home and fatally shot him.

He was apprehended approximately three hours later during a traffic stop on Interstate 85, south of Atlanta, by the Meriwether County Sheriff's Office. A 9 mm pistol recovered during the stop was later confirmed through testing to have been used in the shooting.

The case was investigated by the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division and the Meriwether County Sheriff's Office. "While nothing can undo the profound tragedy of this murder, this sentence ensures that this defendant will spend more than two decades in federal prison," said U. S.

Attorney Heap. "We remain committed to partnering with our U. S.

Army CID partners in holding accountable those that would commit these crimes on military installations."

Special Agent in Charge Ryan O’Connor of the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division Southeast Field Office praised the investigative work of their Army CID Special Agents and highlighted the importance of their partnerships with the Department of Justice and Georgia law enforcement.

The prosecution of the case was handled by Southern District of Georgia Assistant U. S. Attorneys Patricia G.

Rhodes and Henry W. Syms Jr. Landry's sentence includes 300 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release.

There is no parole in the federal system.