On 21 May 2026, at a general court-martial convened at Vilseck, Germany, SPC Brandon Ramirez, U.S Army, was convicted by a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of failure to obey a lawful order and one specification of Assault by Strangulation in violation of Articles 92 and 128b, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced the accused to be reduced to the grade of E-1, to be confined for 60 days, and to be discharged from the service with a bad-conduct discharge. The sentence was consistent with the terms of a plea agreement.