> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.bodiesburied.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Assault Charges at Camp Humphreys, 2024–2026: Pleas, Verdicts, and Sentences - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/camp-humphreys-article-128-2024-2026/ - Published: 2026-10-30T08:05:32.000Z - Updated: 2026-11-03T01:45:22.000Z - Description: Camp Humphreys had 15 courts-martial charging Article 128 (assault) from 2024 through 2026, which was 42% of all courts-martial there in those years. The contested share was 40%, compared with 29% across all Army Article 128 cases. - Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart - Tags: Understanding Trends, Camp Humphreys, Article 128, Army [Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/) › [By Installation](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-installation/) › [Camp Humphreys](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/courts-martial-at-camp-humphreys/) › Article 128, 2024–2026 **Short answer:** Camp Humphreys had 15 courts-martial charging Article 128 (assault) from 2024 through 2026, which was 42% of all courts-martial there in those years. The contested share was 40%, compared with 29% across all Army Article 128 cases. A punitive discharge followed 62% of enlisted convictions, compared with 72% Army-wide. Based on 15 cases · 2024–2026 · Army records · data updated October 24, 2026 ## Assault Was a Large Share of the Courts-Martial The 15 Article 128 cases were 42% of the 36 courts-martial at Camp Humphreys in 2024–2026\. The trials ran from January 2024 through August 2026: 4 in 2024, 7 in 2025, and 4 in 2026\. The 2026 count covers only part of the year. ## More Contested Cases Than in the Army Overall Of the 15 cases, 9 were guilty pleas and 6 were contested. A contested case is one in which the accused pleads not guilty to at least one charge. The contested share of 40% was higher than the 29% across Army Article 128 cases. A military judge alone decided guilt in 10 of the 15 cases with the forum listed (67%). Panels of members heard the other 5, and all 5 were enlisted panels. The accused usually chooses whether a judge alone or a panel decides guilt. ## Every Sentence Included Confinement Of 14 convictions, all 14 included confinement. The median confinement was 5 months, close to the 6 months across Army Article 128 cases. A quarter of the confinement terms were 10 months or longer. These are adjudged sentences, before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal. Each covers every charge in the case. ## Punitive Discharges A punitive discharge followed 62% of enlisted convictions: 7 bad-conduct discharges and 1 dishonorable discharge. Across all Army Article 128 cases in 2024–2026, the share was 72%. The records list 1 convicted officer or warrant officer, who was not dismissed. A sentence without a punitive discharge does not rule out a later administrative separation. ## Assault Alone or With Other Charges Article 128 was the only charge in 7 of the 15 cases. The other cases added Article 120 (sexual assault) in 3, Article 90 (disobeying an officer) in 2, and Article 115 (communicating threats), Article 128b (domestic violence), and Article 92 (orders violation) in 1 each. When an assault charge appears with sexual assault or domestic violence, the assault count can describe part of the same incident. ## Rank and Court Level Junior enlisted members (E-1 to E-4) made up 67% of the accused, NCOs 27%, and officers 7%. Across Army Article 128 cases, junior enlisted members made up 55%. Of the 15 cases, 12 were general courts-martial and 3 were special courts-martial. The general share was 80%, compared with 75% across all Army Article 128 cases in 2024–2026\. A general court-martial can impose any lawful sentence, while a special court-martial caps confinement at one year. ## New Rules Over These Years Since December 28, 2023, special trial counsel, not commanders, decide whether to prosecute covered offenses such as sexual assault, domestic violence, and murder. Article 128 assault is not itself a covered offense. A special trial counsel who takes a covered offense can also take related offenses, such as an assault tied to a domestic violence allegation. When every guilty finding is for an offense after December 27, 2023, the military judge sets the sentence within new sentencing parameters. These rules depend on the offense date, which the records do not give, so trials from 2024 on include both old-rule and new-rule cases. ## Limits of the Records The records show charges, pleas, findings, and sentences. They do not show the evidence, the plea terms, or conduct handled by nonjudicial punishment or administrative separation. For what the offense covers and how it is defended, see [Article 128 on the law firm's website](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-128/?ref=bodiesburied.com). Dates and sources for the law changes: [UCMJ change timeline](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/ucmj-change-timeline/). ### How We Counted Courts-martial tried at Camp Humphreys in 2024–2026 that charged Article 128 (15 cases), compared with every Army case charging Article 128 in those years. Source: public court-martial records (Article 140a, UCMJ) in [Military Trial Results](https://www.bodiesburied.com/military-trial-results/), data updated October 24, 2026\. Definitions, sources, and known gaps: [how this data was built](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/how-the-military-trial-results-data-was-built/). Errors: content@bodiesburied.com. ## Related Analysis - [Camp Humphreys: Court-Martial Data and Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/courts-martial-at-camp-humphreys/) (hub) - [Article 128 (Assault): Court-Martial Data and Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-128-courts-martial/) (hub) - [By Installation](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-installation/) (hub) - [Camp Humphreys, 2020–2023: Charges, Verdicts, and Sentences in 69 Cases](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/camp-humphreys-courts-martial-2020-2023/) - [Inside 36 Courts-Martial at Camp Humphreys, 2024–2026](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/camp-humphreys-courts-martial-2024-2026/) - [How Camp Humphreys Handled Assault Cases (Article 128), 2021–2023](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/camp-humphreys-article-128-2021-2023/) - [Army Article 128 Cases by the Numbers, 2021–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-128-trend-2021-2025/) - [17 Assault Courts-Martial at Fort Carson, 2021–2023: What the Records Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/fort-carson-article-128-2021-2023/) - [22 Assault Courts-Martial at Vilseck (Europe), 2024–2026: What the Records Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/vilseck-europe-article-128-2024-2026/) - [22 Assault Courts-Martial at Wheeler Army Airfield, 2021–2023: What the Records Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/wheeler-army-airfield-article-128-2021-2023/) - [Article 128 explained on the law firm's website](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-128/?ref=bodiesburied.com) - [Search every case in Military Trial Results](https://www.bodiesburied.com/military-trial-results/) (members) ## Military Judges Who Presided Over Article 128 Cases at Camp Humphreys, 2024–2026 - [Matthew S. Fitzgerald](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-matthew-s-fitzgerald/) - [Mitchell D. Herniak](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-mitchell-d-herniak/) Names and links only. Each judge's record of pleas, findings, and sentences is on their Know Your Judge page, part of the [Court-Martial Characters](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judges/) membership. **Compare: federal court.** [Aggravated Assault: Federal Sentences vs. Article 128 Courts-Martial, 2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-aggravated-assault-vs-article-128/) **About the author.** Jocelyn C. Stewart is a retired Army JAG with more than 24 years of trying courts-martial and more than 200 jury trials. She hosts *Where All The Bodies Are Buried* and runs the [Law Office of Jocelyn C. Stewart](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/?ref=bodiesburied.com). This analysis is for education and information only. It is not legal advice, and every case is different.