According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Kenneth Maurice Quick Jr., 26, was sentenced to three life sentences plus an additional 83 years in federal prison. In May 2026, a federal jury convicted Quick on eight charges following a trial, including first-degree murder, drug conspiracy and obstruction of justice.
Prosecutors said the case stemmed from the December 2020 killings of William Lavigne, an active-duty soldier stationed at Fort Bragg, and Timothy Dumas, a former soldier.
Evidence presented at trial showed Quick arranged to buy cocaine from Lavigne but never intended to pay for it. Authorities said Dumas supplied the cocaine and accompanied WL to deliver the drugs.
According to prosecutors, Quick met Lavigne at a house in Laurinburg and shot him five times in the back. Investigators said Quick then forced Dumas to help dispose of Lavigne's body in a remote wooded area on Fort Bragg. When the vehicle became stuck in the sand, Quick shot Dumas in the head and back, killing him.
The following day, Quick and co-conspirators allegedly recovered the truck, drove it to another county and burned it after ransacking it.
Federal prosecutors said Quick later arranged another drug deal and killed a third victim about two months after the Fort Bragg murders. While awaiting trial in jail, authorities said Quick provided a gang associate with the name of a potential witness. Prosecutors said that witness was later killed by the gang member.
"This cold-blooded murderer will never see the light of day again," U.S. Attorney Ellis Boyle said in a statement. "Understand this, 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. No excuses. No escape. When you take lives, we will come for you without hesitation. You get life for taking a life."
FBI Special Agent in Charge Reid Davis said investigators were able to build a detailed timeline connecting Quick to the crimes.
"Quick likely believed he evaded authorities in killing two men and discarding their bodies on Fort Bragg property," Davis said. "He clearly didn't consider the dedication and expertise of FBI Special Agents and the United States Army Criminal Investigation Division, who followed the evidence and put together a meticulous timeline of Quick's crimes."
The FBI and U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division led the investigation. U.S. District Judge Louise W. Flanagan handed down the sentence.
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