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Second Drill Sergeant Found Dead at Fort Jackson in Just Over a Week: Army

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A second drill sergeant was found dead at Fort Jackson in South Carolina within an 8-day span.

Staff Sergeant Zachary L. Melton, 30, was found dead in his vehicle on Saturday after he did not show up for his duties.

Fox News reported:

A second drill sergeant has been found dead at Fort Jackson in South Carolina in just over a week, the U.S. Army said Monday.

Staff Sgt. Zachary L. Melton, 30, was found unresponsive Saturday inside his vehicle on the base, the U.S. Army Garrison Fort Jackson said in a news release.

Melton, a drill sergeant with the 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment,

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