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Staff Sgt. Chandler D. Hummel, a 30-year-old military policeman assigned to Fort Leonard Wood, pleaded guilty in an Army court-martial and received two years in prison plus a dishonorable discharge. The Army said Hummel served with the 795th Military Police Battalion, 14th Military Police Brigade. The case began after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received two CyberTips in June and July 2025 involving accounts attributed to him. Army CID investigated, obtained a search warrant, and conducted a forensic review of his iPhone. According to the Army’s Office of Special Trial Counsel, the review located nearly 100 illegal videos and images. The sentence was imposed after Hummel’s guilty plea on Oct. 5 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. This case matters because military police are given extraordinary trust: enforcing law, protecting troops, and upholding standards. A dishonorable discharge is the military’s most severe punitive discharge, following a court-martial conviction. The factual bottom line: the allegation was investigated, prosecuted, and resolved through a guilty plea and sentence. Share this with someone who thinks rank or a badge should ever put anyone above accountability. Army court-martial cases are handled under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. A guilty plea is an admission in the military justice process; sentencing can include confinement, a punitive discharge, reduction in grade, forfeitures, or other punishment depending on the case and the judge’s decision. Fort Leonard Wood trains thousands of soldiers each year in military police, engineer, chemical, and other specialties. The 795th Military Police Battalion is part of the 14th Military Police Brigade. That assignment is why this is a trust-and-accountability story, not just another crime headline. The Army release identifies the investigative chain: CyberTips to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, notification to Army CID, a search warrant, forensic examination, prosecution, a guilty plea, and sentencing. Those are the facts on the record. #army#CID #crime#miltok #military #militarypolice