On 18 May 2024, at a special court-martial convened at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, SGT Merylin Riley, Jr., U.S. Army, was convicted by a military judge, pursuant to his plea, of one specification of attempt of wrongful introduction of a controlled substance with intent to distribute in violation of Article 80, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced the accused to be reduced to the grade of E-4, to be confined for 50 days and to be discharged from the service with a bad-conduct discharge. The sentence was consistent with the terms of a plea agreement.