A 24-year-old Fort Wainwright soldier has pleaded guilty to murdering his 3-year-old son and assaulting his wife.
Sgt. Nathaniel E. Ulroan was tried at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state after he stabbed his son to death at his Fairbanks home on base in April. In addition to the premeditated murder of his son, Ulroan had been accused of abusing his wife and also pleaded guilty to kidnapping, rape, assault and communicating a threat.
A military judge handed down a life sentence without eligibility of parole and mandated that he forfeit all pay and allowances, according to a statement from the U.S. Army.
Ulroan joined the Army in 2008 and was originally stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. He was deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan before being assigned to Fort Wainwright as a combat engineer in December 2012.
A native of Chevak, Ulroan is currently being held at Washington’s Northwest Joint Regional Confinement Facility, according to the Army.