A 32-year-old Army captain is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty Thursday to selling stolen items from Fort Stewart, Georgia, including generators, welders and a tractor.

Capt. Jacob Suenkel, of Richmond Hill, Georgia, stole the equipment between late 2024 to May 2025 while serving at the post, according to prosecutors .

Suenkel stole more than $150,000 worth of skid-steer loaders, UTVs, trailers, generators, welders, commercial-grade hand tools and a tractor and sold them on social media platforms, such as Facebook Marketplace.

“Jacob Suenkel violated the trust of his employer and unsuspecting buyers, and is being held accountable for his theft,” U.S. Attorney Margaret E. Heap said in a statement Monday. “This guilty plea offers assurance that those who commit theft will be br

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