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New documents obtained Tuesday by NBC 7 detail accusations against a Camp Pendleton Marine accused of sexually assaulting a missing 14-year-old girl found in...

The Marine has been in pre-trial confinement since Aug. 1, according to the charge sheet.

Sgt. Maj. Steven Burkett, the top noncommissioned officer at the Marine Corps’ School of Infantry-West who earned the nickname “Sergeant Major Kettlebell” for winning Male Marine Athlete of the Year at Camp Pendleton, was removed from his position last month.

The Marine, who has not been identified, faces three sex crimes charges involving a minor; the incidents are alleged to have happened June 27, the day before authorities found the 14-year-old East County girl

Sgt. Maj. Steven M. Burkett was relieved "for a loss of trust and confidence in his ability to perform his duties."

The girl’s family deserves answers and residents deserve greater reassurances about lax policies on access and base security.

The Cherokee Nation honored three veterans with the Medal of Patriotism during the August meeting of the Council of the Cherokee Nation.

A semi-truck carrying propane gas crashed in Mississippi, spreading flaming gas canisters across a highway.

Pfc. Jaskirat Singh took the Marine Corps to court in 2021 for the right to keep his beard and turban through training.

Sgt. Maj. Steven Burkett was fired for "loss of trust and confidence" last month by Col. Seth MacCutcheon, the Marine Corps School of Infantry-West commanding officer, according to a service spokesperson.