The USAF reduced it all to misdemeanors, dropped the gun charge, gave him a few months in the brig and dumped him out into society.
Do you know for certain that the crimes of giving a toddler a skull fracture, strangling his wife happened on Cannon AFB? If not, the Air Force had no jurisdiction. An Airman committing a crime off base is subject to civil authority in the United States.
Some bases permit weapons to be stored in on-base housing. While some installations require all personal weapons to be registered, others do not. Rules at some locations require that weapons in on-base housing be stored in locked safes. You can check with your local housing office for specific rules for your base.It is not a blanket truth that personal weapons cannot be brought onbase. We need the details before making snap judgements.
No. The UCMJ applies to a member 24/7 365.
Often, a crime committed off vase is prosecuted by civil authorities. Similarly, once the civil authorities extract their pound of flesh, usually cases not involving major jail time, the military pursues either administrative actions or criminal actions separate from the civil charge/ conviction.
So, while off base a member could be charged/ punished by both. Just not for the same crime.
A member gets time for a misdemeanor in county court, then gets charged and convicted for a felony violation of a UXMJ article or a General Order etc.and administratively reduced etc in the meantime....