A former National Guard soldier has been sentenced to 25 years in prison

AUGUSTA, Georgia: The defendant charged in a December 2024 shooting death of a Fort Gordon soldier has been sentenced to federal prison.

The sentence was imposed by U.S. District Court Judge J. Randal Hall and announced by Margaret E. "Meg" Heap, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia.

Natravien Reshawn Landry, 25, of Abbeville, Louisiana, was sentenced to 300 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release after pleading guilty to Second-Degree Murder and Use of a Firearm During and In Relation to a Crime of Violence.

There is no parole in the federal system.

As described in court documents and testimony, Landry was an Army National Guard soldier assigned to the 1148^th Transportation Company at Fort Gordon. Landry visited the residence of a woman with whom Landry shares a child in post housing on Dec. 14, 2024. Landry encountered the victim in the home, shot and killed the man who was present with the woman in her residence. Landry then left the installation and was apprehended approximately three hours later south of Atlanta on Interstate 85 during a traffic stop by the Meriwether County, Georgia, Sheriff's Office. Deputies recovered a 9 mm pistol during the stop which testing proved was used in the shooting.

"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."

The case was investigated by the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division and the Meriwether County Sheriff's Office.

"This 25-year sentence stands as a testament to the investigative work of our Army CID Special Agents and highlights our partnerships with the Department of Justice and Georgia law enforcement," said Special Agent in Charge Ryan O'Connor, Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division Southeast Field Office.

This case was prosecuted for the United States by Southern District of Georgia Assistant U.S. Attorneys Patricia G. Rhodes and Henry W. Syms Jr.