Air Force general seeks retirement instead of court-martial
Source: Air Force Times
Air Force general seeks retirement instead of court-martial
By Courtney Mabeus-Brown
Jan 19, 05:49 PM
The Air Force’s former pilot training boss wants to retire in lieu of facing a court-martial on sexual assault and other charges.
Maj. Gen. Phillip Stewart filed paperwork this week seeking to retire, his civilian attorney, Jeffrey Addicott told Air Force Times Friday. Stewart was arraigned Thursday at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, during which he deferred entering a plea.
The two-star faces charges that he sexually assaulted a woman at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, in 2023, and other accusations, including that he pursued an unprofessional relationship and flew a plane within 12 hours of consuming alcohol. Stewart’s attorneys have said that the alleged sexual encounter was consensual.
A court-martial has been scheduled for June 17 in San Antonio.
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