SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - A husband and wife in Fort Stewart have been indicted by a federal grand jury for murdering their child by depriving her of adequate nourishment and medical care, according to a press release from the US Department of Justice.

On August 8, 2025, a federal court unsealed a federal indictment charging 29-year-old Brandon M. Kelley and 26-year-old Stacey D. Kelley of Ft. Stewart, GA, with several charges relating to the unlawful death of their daughter, Vyolet Kelley.

The federal grand jury indicted them for Felony Murder and two counts of Second Degree Murder, all counts alleging that the child died because she was deprived of adequate nourishment and medical care while living at Fort Stewart Military Reservation, the release states.

The family lived at Fort Stewart

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