Col. Jon Meredith Wiki – Col. Jon Meredith Biography

An Army colonel who was fired from his post in October as commander of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, has been indicted for sexually assaulting the wife of a fellow officer. Army officials “referred the charges against Col. Jon Meredith to a general court-martial on April 21, 2023, and Col. Meredith was arraigned at Fort Cavazos, Texas on May 15, 2023,” according to a statement from the Army spokesperson. the 1st Cavalry Division, Lieutenant Colonel Jennifer Bocanegra.

“The charges include two specifications of abusive sexual contact and two specifications of misconduct by an officer,” the statement continued. “The charges are mere accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.”

A charge sheet obtained by the Army Times states that Meredith is charged with violating UCMJ sections 120 and 133 (rape and sexual assault, and conduct unbecoming of an officer, respectively) for the alleged actions last summer at Fort Hood, which since it has then been renamed Fort Cavazo.

The charge sheet says the following:

“In which Colonel Jon Meredith, of the US Army, a married man, at or near Fort Hood, Texas, on or about July 23, 2022, improperly touched the chest, inner part thigh and crotch of Ms. [deleted] and repeatedly kissing her on the mouth, when Defendant knew that Ms. [deleted] was then the civilian wife of Army officer [deleted] who was at the time participating in an exercise field training, and while the Defendant knew that [deleted] and Mrs. … [redacted] daughter were present in the house, and that under the circumstances the conduct of the Defendant was unbecoming of an officer and a gentleman.”

Meredith was fired from his position due to a loss of trust, the Army Times previously reported. He commissioned in 1996 and was assigned commander of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division in May 2021. He is scheduled to face court martial on October 18, 2023, according to the charge sheet.

Separately, Meredith’s wife, Col. Ann Meredith, was relieved as commander of the 89th Military Police Brigade at Fort Cavazos in February due to a “loss of confidence in her judgment,” the Army previously reported. Times.She later claimed on social media that her firing was due to a text message she sent that was seen as interfering with her husband’s investigation, Stars & Stripes reported at the time.Read More……