Man sentenced to life in 2020 killings of Delta Force soldier and veteran at Fort Bragg
Kenneth Maurice Quick Jr., 26, was sentenced to three life terms plus 83 years in federal prison for the December 2020 murders of Master Sgt. William Lavigne, a Delta Force soldier, and former soldier Timothy Dumas on Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Quick shot Lavigne five times in the back during a cocaine deal, then forced Dumas to a remote area and shot him in the head before setting Dumas's truck on fire. The killings were featured in Seth Harp's 2025 book 'The Fort Bragg Cartel.'
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Man sentenced to life for murders of Delta Force soldier and veteran at Fort Bragg
Kenneth Maurice Quick Jr., 26, was sentenced to three life terms plus 83 years in federal prison for the December 2020 murders of Master Sgt. William 'Billy' Lavigne, a Delta Force soldier, and former soldier Timothy Dumas on Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Quick shot Lavigne five times in the back during a cocaine deal, then forced Dumas to drive to a remote area where he shot him in the head. Quick later set Dumas's truck on fire. The killings were featured in Seth Harp's 2025 book 'The Fort Bragg Cartel,' which examines drug trafficking and violence among special forces troops. Lavigne had 19 years of Army service and multiple deployments, while Dumas served from 1996 to 2016. Both men had unrelated pending charges at the time of their deaths.
Man sentenced to life in Fort Bragg killings featured in book
Kenneth Maurice Quick Jr., 26, was sentenced to three life terms plus 83 years in federal prison for the December 2020 murders of Master Sgt. William 'Billy' Lavigne, a Delta Force soldier, and former soldier Timothy Dumas on Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The Justice Department stated Quick shot Lavigne five times in the back during a cocaine deal, then forced Dumas to drive to a remote area where he shot him in the head. Quick later set Dumas's truck on fire. The killings were featured in Seth Harp's 2025 book 'The Fort Bragg Cartel,' which examines drug trafficking and violence among special forces troops. Lavigne had 19 years of Army service and multiple deployments, while Dumas served from 1996 to 2016. Both men had unrelated pending charges at the time of their deaths.
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Kenneth Maurice Quick Jr., 26, was sentenced to three life terms plus 83 years in federal prison for the December 2020 murders of Master Sgt. William 'Billy' Lavigne, a Delta Force soldier, and former soldier Timothy Dumas on Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The Justice Department stated Quick shot Lavigne five times in the back during a cocaine deal, then forced Dumas to drive to a remote area where he shot him in the head. Quick later set Dumas' truck on fire. The killings were featured in Seth Harp's book 'The Fort Bragg Cartel,' which examines drug trafficking and violence among special forces troops. Lavigne had 19 years of Army service and multiple deployments, while Dumas served from 1996 to 2016. Both men faced unrelated charges at the time of their deaths.
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Man sentenced to life in 2020 killings of Delta Force soldier and veteran at Fort Bragg
Kenneth Maurice Quick Jr., 26, was sentenced to three life terms plus 83 years in federal prison for the December 2020 murders of Master Sgt. William 'Billy' Lavigne, a Delta Force soldier, and former soldier Timothy Dumas on Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The Justice Department stated Quick shot Lavigne five times in the back during a cocaine deal, then forced Dumas to drive to a remote area where he was shot in the head. Quick later set Dumas's truck on fire. The killings were featured in Seth Harp's 2025 book 'The Fort Bragg Cartel,' which examines drug trafficking and violence among special forces troops. Lavigne had 19 years of service and multiple deployments, and had previously been involved in a justifiable homicide. Dumas served from 1996 to 2016 and deployed to Afghanistan. Both men faced unrelated charges at the time of their deaths.
Man sentenced to life in killings featured in 'The Fort Bragg Cartel'
Kenneth Maurice Quick Jr., 26, was sentenced to three life terms plus 83 years in federal prison for the December 2020 murders of Master Sgt. William 'Billy' Lavigne, a Delta Force soldier, and former soldier Timothy Dumas on Fort Bragg, North Carolina. According to the Justice Department, Quick shot Lavigne five times in the back during a cocaine deal, then forced Dumas to drive to a remote area where he shot him in the head. Quick later set Dumas's truck on fire. The killings were featured in Seth Harp's 2025 book 'The Fort Bragg Cartel,' which examines drug trafficking and violence within the special operations community. Lavigne had 19 years of Army service and multiple deployments, but also had a prior justifiable homicide ruling and faced unrelated charges at the time of his death. Dumas served from 1996 to 2016 and also faced pending charges. Quick was convicted in May 2026 on eight federal charges.
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