Information released so far by authorities hasn’t clarified why a Florida sheriff's deputy was directed to the senior airman's apartment. The mother of a U.S. soldier being held in Russia on theft charges thinks her son was tricked into traveling to the country. Family of Senior Airman Roger Fortson "remain adamant" that an Okaloosa County Sherriff's deputy had the wrong apartment when he was shot and killed May 3. Roger Fortson was alone in his apartment Friday when a sheriff's deputy burst in and fatally shot him, an attorney for Fortson's family claims. Army Staff Sgt. Gordon Black faces charges of theft after being arrested in Russia on May 2. Senior Airman Roger Fortson was shot and killed by an Okaloosa Sheriff's deputy at his off-base residence following a disturbance call May 3, 2024. Staff Sgt. Charles Crumlett, 25, of Streamwood, Illinois, died Friday after being injured in what the Air Force called a "workplace incident." Two airmen will posthumously receive the Distinguished Flying Cross nearly 14 years after the CV-22 Osprey they were flying crashed in Afghanistan. Dignified transfers have become relatively uncommon in recent years as the U.S. has withdrawn from conflicts abroad. Lawmakers are weighing possible changes to military compensation systems as a way to improve families' quality of life. Load More