Fort Bragg killer receives three life sentences in federal prison

NEW BERN, NC (WWAY) — A Laurinburg man convicted of murdering two service members in December 2020 has been sentenced to three life sentences plus an additional 83 years in federal prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina.

Kenneth Maurice Quick Jr., 26, was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Louise W. Flanagan.

A federal jury convicted Quick in May 2026 on eight charges, including first-degree murder, drug conspiracy and obstruction of justice.

According to evidence presented at trial, Quick agreed to purchase cocaine from an active-duty soldier stationed at Fort Bragg, identified in court documents as WL. Prosecutors said Quick never intended to pay for the drugs.

WL and TD, a former soldier who supplied the cocaine, traveled to meet Quick for the drug transaction.

Prosecutors said Quick met WL at a location in Laurinburg and shot him five times in the back.

Quick then allegedly forced TD to drive to a remote wooded area on Fort Bragg property to dispose of WL’s body.

When the truck became stuck in the sand, prosecutors said Quick shot TD in the head and back, killing him.

Authorities said Quick and co-conspirators later recovered TD’s truck, moved it to a rural road in another county, ransacked it and burned it.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Quick later arranged another drug deal and murdered another victim.

While awaiting trial in jail, Quick also allegedly provided a fellow gang member with the name of a potential witness. Prosecutors said that gang member later murdered the witness.

“This cold-blooded murderer will never see the light of day again,” U.S. Attorney Ellis Boyle said. “If you commit depraved violence on federal property: we will hunt you down, we will prosecute you, and we will lock you away for a very long time.”

The FBI and U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division led the investigations.

FBI Special Agent in Charge Reid Davis said investigators followed the evidence and reconstructed a timeline of Quick’s crimes.

“Three life sentences for eight federal crimes say very loudly and clearly, the FBI and our law enforcement partners will make certain violent criminals are always held accountable,” Davis said.

Quick received three life sentences followed by an additional 83 years in federal prison.