Another Fort Hood Soldier Has Been Arrested for Murder: Authorities
A Fort Hood soldier has been arrested for the murder of a 32-year-old woman found dead inside a Days Inn motel room last July, authorities said.
Cory Gafton, 20, was arrested and charged Tuesday afternoon with the July 2019 murder of Chelsea Cheatham, ending an exhaustive years-long investigation. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, one of Gafton’s co-workers told authorities the 20-year-old soldier confessed to killing Cheatham.
A spokesperson for Fort Hood, a United States Army post, did not immediately respond to The Daily Beast’s request for comment. Grafton is currently being held in Killeen City Jail.
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