Fort Campbell and Fort Carson, 2020–2023: How Their Courts-Martial Compare
From 2020–2023, the records hold 99 courts-martial at Fort Campbell and 76 at Fort Carson. Article 128 (assault) was charged in 48% of Fort Campbell cases, against 24% at Fort Carson, and the median confinement at Fort Campbell was 3 months, against 7 months at Fort Carson.
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Short answer: From 2020–2023, the records hold 99 courts-martial at Fort Campbell and 76 at Fort Carson. Article 128 (assault) was charged in 48% of Fort Campbell cases, against 24% at Fort Carson, and the median confinement at Fort Campbell was 3 months, against 7 months at Fort Carson.
Assault Was the Most Common Charge
The charge lists cover 95 of the 99 Fort Campbell cases. A case with three articles counts in three rows.
Article 128 (assault) was charged in 48% of Fort Campbell cases, compared with 24% at Fort Carson. Article 93 (maltreatment) appeared in 5% of Fort Campbell cases and 0% of Fort Carson cases.
Two charges were less common at Fort Campbell: Article 120b (rape and sexual assault of a child), in 6% of cases against 13%, and Article 112a (drug offenses), in 11% against 15%. Article 120 (rape and sexual assault) appeared at the same rate at both, 25%.
| UCMJ Article | Cases | Share here | Share, Fort Carson in the same years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art. 128 Assault | 46 | 48% | 24% |
| Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault | 24 | 25% | 25% |
| Art. 134 General article | 16 | 17% | 17% |
| Art. 107 False official statements | 12 | 13% | 8% |
| Art. 92 Failure to obey order or regulation | 11 | 12% | 10% |
| Art. 112a Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances | 10 | 11% | 15% |
| Art. 85 Desertion | 7 | 7% | 4% |
| Art. 120b Rape and sexual assault of a child | 6 | 6% | 13% |
Shorter Sentences Than at Fort Carson
87 Fort Campbell cases ended in a conviction on at least one charge, and 63 of those sentences included confinement (72%). The median confinement was 3 months. At Fort Carson, the median was 7 months.
28% of Fort Campbell convictions carried no confinement, compared with 9% at Fort Carson. Sentences of more than one year made up 15% of Fort Campbell convictions (13 of 87), against 33% at Fort Carson. Sentences of 5 years or more were 5% and 16%. 1 Fort Campbell sentence was life.
These are adjudged sentences, before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal. Each covers every charge in the case.
| Adjudged confinement | Convictions | Share here | Share, the Fort Carson cases |
|---|---|---|---|
| No confinement | 24 | 28% | 9% |
| Under 6 months | 43 | 49% | 40% |
| 6 months to 1 year | 7 | 8% | 18% |
| More than 1 year, under 5 years | 9 | 10% | 16% |
| 5 years or more | 4 | 5% | 16% |
Full and Partial Acquittals
A contested case is one where the accused pleads not guilty to at least one charge. At Fort Campbell, 18 contested cases reached a verdict, and 8 ended in a full acquittal (44%). The Fort Carson rate was 27%.
8 more Fort Campbell cases were partial acquittals: not guilty of at least one charge or specification, but guilty of another. Army results list findings charge by charge, which is why partial acquittals are common in Army records.
Guilty Pleas Were More Common
Fort Campbell had 79 guilty pleas and 20 not-guilty or mixed pleas. The contested share was 20%, lower than the 29% at Fort Carson.
73 of the 79 guilty pleas are recorded with a plea agreement, and 6 have no entry. Army records say whether an agreement existed, not what it said.
Convictions on the Top Charges
Article 107 (false official statements) most often ended in a conviction on that article: 11 of 12 cases (92%). Article 134 (the general article) followed at 13 of 16 (81%), and Article 128 at 35 of 46 (76%). Each had a median confinement of 3 months.
Article 120 ended in a conviction on that article in 9 of 24 cases (38%), the lowest share among the top charges. The median confinement for those convictions was 2 years. A case can include a conviction on one article and an acquittal on another, so the rows overlap.
| Article | Cases charging it | Convicted of it (share) | Median confinement when convicted of it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art. 128 Assault | 46 | 35 (76%) | 3 months |
| Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault | 24 | 9 (38%) | 2 years |
| Art. 134 General article | 16 | 13 (81%) | 3 months |
| Art. 107 False official statements | 12 | 11 (92%) | 3 months |
Punitive Discharges
67 of 81 convicted enlisted members at Fort Campbell received a punitive discharge (83%): 53 bad-conduct discharges and 14 dishonorable discharges. At Fort Carson, the share was 89%.
6 convicted officers or warrant officers appear in the Fort Campbell records, and 2 were dismissed. A sentence without a punitive discharge does not rule out a later administrative separation.
Court Level, Forum, and Rank
General courts-martial made up 79% of Fort Campbell cases (78 of 99). They produced a median confinement of 3 months, and 26% were contested. The 21 special courts-martial produced a median of 26 days, and 0% were contested.
A military judge alone decided 89 Fort Campbell cases. Enlisted panels decided 9, and officer panels 1. Members heard 10% of cases, against 19% at Fort Carson. Among contested cases, members heard 10 of 20 (50%). The accused usually chooses who decides guilt.
By rank, the accused were 68 junior enlisted members, 25 NCOs, and 6 officers. The sheet describes this group as more junior than the accused at Fort Carson.
| Installation | Cases | Contested | Full acquittals (decided contested) | Median confinement | Punitive discharge (enlisted) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Campbell | 99 | 20% | 8 of 18 | 3 months | 83% |
| Fort Carson | 76 | 29% | 6 of 22 | 7 months | 89% |
Years in the Data
The Fort Campbell records run from May 2020 to December 2023. By year: 2020: 5, 2021: 41, 2022: 27, 2023: 26. The services were required to begin publishing trial records under Article 140a by December 2020, and Army records in this data are sparse before 2021.
Limits of the Records
Trial records list charges, pleas, findings, and sentences. They do not show the evidence, the plea terms, the offense dates, or conduct handled outside a court-martial.
Dates and sources for the law changes mentioned here: UCMJ change timeline.
How We Counted
Every court-martial tried at Fort Campbell (99) and Fort Carson (76) with trial dates in 2020–2023. Each figure for Fort Campbell is set beside the same figure for Fort Carson.
Source: public court-martial records (Article 140a, UCMJ) in Military Trial Results, data updated October 24, 2026. Definitions, sources, and known gaps: how this data was built. Errors: content@bodiesburied.com.
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Military Judges Who Presided Over Cases at Fort Campbell, 2020–2023
- Lanny Acosta Jr.
- Trevor I. Barna
- Gregory B. Batdorff
- Gregory R. Bockin
- Robert A. Cohen
- John H. Cook
- Michael C. Farkas
- Timothy P. Hayes Jr.
- Adam S. Kazin
- Grady J. Leupold
- John R. Maloney
- Daniel L. Mazzone
- Sean S. Park
- William C. Ramsey
- Travis Rogers
- Sasha N. Rutizer
- Jacqueline Tubbs
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 membership.
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. This analysis is for education and information only. It is not legal advice, and every case is different.