Army officer pleads guilty to domestic violence during Fort Bragg court-martial
FORT BRAGG, N.C. – Army Maj. Isaac A. Gutierrez, 35, pleaded guilty to domestic violence and communicating a threat during his court-martial Sept. 21 at the Fort Bragg courtroom.
Gutierrez, a military intelligence officer assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 82nd Airborne Division Artillery, 82nd Airborne Division, was sentenced by the military judge to 17 months in prison.
While at his Fort Bragg residence on Jan. 24, 2026, Gutierrez confronted his wife who had just returned home from visiting her father out of state. During the argument, which lasted over an hour, he held his wife at gunpoint and threatened to kill her.
A daughter who was upstairs during the altercation became frightened and called her older sister who was visiting a friend down the street. Concerned, the friend’s father called 911 and requested a welfare check.
A team with the Fort Bragg Military police arrived at the scene and apprehended Gutierrez. He was transported to the Fort Bragg Law Enforcement Center, and his chain of command was notified.
Gutierrez is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and received his Ranger tab after graduation. Several witnesses testified in court to his exceptional military performance.
“Many people wrongfully believe that being a good Soldier is only about performance at work. The accountability for Maj. Gutierrez’s wife and family shows that the Army takes domestic violence seriously, and that no amount of ‘good work’ for the Army excuses violent behavior,” said Maj. Lauren Browning, prosecutor, Second Circuit, Army Office of Special Trial Counsel. “Moreover, this case shows that the Office of Special Trial Counsel holds Soldiers of all ranks responsible for their criminal behavior.”
“Domestic violence is a betrayal of the Army values Soldiers have committed to uphold; it erodes trust, destroys families, and weakens our force,” said Assistant Director Al Diaz, Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division. “While no sentence can undo the trauma caused to the victims, this outcome sends a clear message that domestic violence has no place in our ranks.”
Gutierrez will serve his prison sentence at the Midwest Joint Regional Confinement Facility at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
This case was investigated by Army CID’s Carolinas Field Office and the Fort Bragg Office of Provost Marshal. It was prosecuted by Browning and Capt. Seneca Tsang, Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, 82nd Airborne Division.
About the Army Office of Special Trial Counsel: The Army Office of Special Trial Counsel is composed of specially trained military lawyers, legal professionals and support staff responsible for the expert prosecution of murder, sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse, kidnapping and other serious criminal offenses. Headquartered at Fort Belvoir, Va., OSTC has eight regional headquarters that oversee 28 field offices located worldwide, including locations in Europe and Korea. For more information visit http://www.army.mil/ostc.
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