I don't think people change," Kelley said during his court-martial at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico, according to a transcript. "Sir, this is the worst thing I've done in my life and I will never allow myself to hurt someone like this again," Kelley said. The records show Kelley struggled to comply with the exacting standards of military service. A May 2012 evaluation rated his performance as an airman first class "average" and noted that he'd received letters of reprimand for insubordination to a superior enlisted service member and an assault on a family member. "It will take a lifetime of living up to the promises I've made to myself, God and here to prove I have changed," Kelley wrote in an affidavit.

Source: Fox News April 26, 2018 21:20 UTC