Fort Bragg soldier faces death penalty in 2023 slaying of staff sergeant

A Fort Bragg staff sergeant accused of shooting his fiancée in 2023 and then using her phone to lure another noncommissioned officer to his death will be tried for his life, according to a filing by the Hoke County District Attorney's Office.Assistant District Attorney Allan Adams filed a notice Oct. 20 stating he intends to seek the death penalty against Brandon Amos-Dixon, 28, in the killing of Staff Sgt. Jimmy Lee Smith III , 24, a native of High Point. Both men were culinary specialists in different active-duty Army units at Fort Bragg.