An Army captain secretly slipped an abortion drug into a pregnant soldier’s drink, killing their unborn child — and a military judge just sent him to prison for 12 years.
Story Snapshot
- Captain Brandon Jones-Adams, 34, pleaded guilty to intentionally killing his unborn child by secretly giving the drug mifepristone to a junior enlisted soldier he had impregnated.
- The soldier noticed residue in her drink, went to the emergency room, and suffered a miscarriage at 13 weeks of pregnancy.
- Investigators found Jones-Adams used a fake name to order mifepristone online, and his phone showed multiple attempts to get the drug from different sources.
- The military judge sentenced him to 12 years in prison, loss of all pay, and dismissal from the Army — the officer equivalent of a dishonorable discharge.
What Jones-Adams Did
Jones-Adams prepared a drink for the soldier at his home in Puyallup, Washington. She noticed a residue in her cup and suspected something was wrong. She went to the Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) emergency room, where she suffered a miscarriage at 13 weeks. Mifepristone works by blocking progesterone, a hormone the body needs to maintain a pregnancy. Jones-Adams admitted to Army investigators that he had placed the drug in her drink.
Investigators dug deeper and found Jones-Adams had used a fake name to order mifepristone from an online pharmacy. A forensic review of his cell phone showed he had tried to get the drug from multiple sources. He pleaded guilty not just to killing his unborn child, but also to domestic violence, fraternization with a lower-ranking soldier, and conduct unbecoming an officer.
The Sentence and What It Means
The military judge had the option to sentence Jones-Adams anywhere from four to twelve years under his plea agreement. The judge chose the maximum — 12 years. Jones-Adams also lost all pay and was dismissed from the Army. For officers, a dismissal carries the same weight as a dishonorable discharge does for enlisted soldiers. He will serve his time at the Northwest Joint Regional Correctional Facility at JBLM.
Circuit Chief Lieutenant Colonel Tyler Heimann, of the Army Office of Special Trial Counsel’s Sixth Circuit, called the actions “deliberate, calculated, and malicious.” Jones-Adams was assigned to the 23rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, part of the 7th Infantry Division at JBLM. His rank gave him authority over the soldier he victimized — making the abuse of that trust a central part of the case.
A First-of-Its-Kind Military Prosecution
Legal observers note this appears to be the first successful use of Article 119a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice — intentional killing of an unborn child — in a case where mifepristone was the weapon. Past cases under this article typically involved physical violence. Using an abortion drug as a weapon in a criminal prosecution is a new legal development, and the guilty plea means the facts were never contested in open court.
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This case cuts across political lines in a sharp way. Those who oppose easy access to mail-order abortion drugs point to it as proof that the system can be abused. Those who focus on bodily autonomy are equally outraged — the victim had no say in what happened to her body or her pregnancy. Both sides agree on one thing: what Jones-Adams did was a serious crime against a woman who trusted him, and the military justice system held him accountable.
Sources:
military.com, stripes.com, militarytimes.com, x.com
