The airman who accidentally shot and killed another at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in July told two colleagues to lie about what happened, they said during their court martials this week at F.E. Warren Air Force Base.
Airman 1st Class Sarbjot Badesha and Airman 1st Class Matthew Rodriguez both pleaded guilty to making false statements about the death of Airman Brayden Lovan on July 20. The two were court martialed on Oct. 30-Oct. 31, the 90th Missile Wing, which operates F.E. Warren Air Force Base, announced.
According to their testimony, they saw Airman 1st Class Marcus White-Allen pull out his M18 pistol and aim it at Lovan’s death “in a joking manner.” The Air Force’s statement said that they each heard the gun fire and saw Lovan quickly fall to the ground. Lovan was shot and died from his wound. All four airmen, including Lovan, were assigned to the 90th Security Forces Group, which guards the nuclear missile base.
According to the two guilty pleas, White-Allen quickly told the men to use a story he concocted, even while emergency responders were coming to help Lovan. He told Badesha “Here’s the story. Tell them that I slammed my duty belt on the desk, and it went off.” Meanwhile Rodriguez said that White-Allen instructed him to tell emergency personnel coming to help Lovan that White-Allen’s “holster went off.”
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