Asia Graham was a soldier from North Carolina, United States, has been sexually assaulted and found dead. She was born in 2001 to Tony Graham and Nicole Graham. Tony served in the U.S. Army for 23 years before dying of cancer. She was originally from Cherryville, North Carolina, USA.
She is the daughter of Tony Graham and Nicole Graham. Tony served in the U.S. Army for 23 years before dying of cancer.
She was originally from Cherryville, North Carolina, USA. She graduated from Burns High School in Cleveland County, North Carolina. In July 2019, she joined the U.S. Army. She was a human resource specialist.
She completed her Basic Combat Training at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri, USA. She completed advanced individual training at Fort Jackson in South Carolina, USA.In December 2019, she arrived at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, USA, which was her first assigned duty station. She was assigned to I-501st Attack Battalion, 1st Armored Division Combat Aviation Brigade.
Among her awards and decorations as a soldier were the Army Service Ribbon, the National Defense Service Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.
Asia Graham Age
Asia Graham has died at the age of 19-years-old.
Suspect Charged
A Fort Bliss soldier will be charged with the sexual assault of fellow soldier Asia Graham, who was found dead in her barracks on New Year’s Eve, authorities announced Friday.
Maj. Gen. Bernabe is committed to maintaining the integrity and impartiality of the military justice system. As a reminder to the Fort Bliss community, charges are merely accusations, and all Americans are presumed innocent until proven guilty,’ a Friday release said.
The suspect was notified late Friday and is expected to be arraigned and formally charged over the next week, as per the Charlotte Observer.
At the arraignment the judge will schedule a date for a military trial, referred to by the military as a court martial.
The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command do not suspect foul play in Graham’s death, according to an announcement last week.
Graham’s cause of death is pending the results of an autopsy.
Graham enlisted in the Army in July 2019 and came to Fort Bliss five months later after completing combat training in Missouri and South Carolina.
Sexually Assaulted And Found Dead
A Fort Bliss soldier will be charged with the sexual assault of fellow soldier Asia Graham, who was found dead in her barracks on New Year’s Eve, authorities announced Friday.
Private First Class Asia Graham, 19, a human resource specialist from North Carolina, reported that she had been sexually assaulted by another soldier on June 1.
She said the assault happened in December 2019 and an investigation into her claims ended on December 1 in which a top commander agreed with her.
However, by the end of the month on December 31 she was found dead in her barracks in El Paso, Texas.
An unnamed private first class soldier is scheduled to be formally charged with the sexual assault and Gen. Sean Bernabe, the commander of the 1st Armored Division at Fort Bliss, has ordered a military trial for the suspect.
On June 1, 2020, she made an initial report of an alleged sexual assault. She accused a fellow soldier stationed at Fort Bliss of sexually assaulting her. On December 31, 2020, she was found unresponsive in her barracks room at Fort Bliss. She was pronounced dead by the Fort Bliss Department of Emergency Services personnel. She died at the age of 19. No foul play was initially suspected in her death. On January 4, 2021, her oldest brother Andrew Koenigsfeld said, “Every day, every time I talked to my sister, she always preaches, ‘Go get your goals.’ What do you want to do with your life?”
On January 4, 2021, her mother said, “I was with the military life. I spoke very highly about the military, but in her situation, I think the leadership failed her.”
