Army prosecutors have brought murder charges against a Hawaii soldier whose six-months-pregnant wife has been missing for more than three months, alleging he killed her and “intentionally” killed her unborn child, officials said.

The four new charges under the Uniform Code of Military Justice were brought Wednesday against Pfc. Dewayne Arthur Johnson II, 28, for the murder of Mischa Johnson, 19, and the killing of her unborn child “based on evidence obtained through the ongoing investigation,” according to Office spokeswoman Michelle McCaskill to the Special Counsel for the Trial of the Army, who is in charge of the case.

The military confirmed to Task & Purpose on Thursday that Mischa Johnson’s body has not been found.

The new charges are in addition to the previous ones UCMJ charges filed in August against the soldier for providing false official statements, obstruction of justice and producing and distributing explicit images of children.

Dewayne Johnson is in custody pending a preliminary hearing, which is required before the case can be tried at a general court-martial. If the charges are “referred,” Dewayne Johnson will be arraigned and a military judge assigned to the case will schedule a trial.

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The case is handled by the Office of the Special Trial Advocate who has a relative a new role in the Pentagon’s justice system for the prosecution of criminal cases involving murder, sexual assault and domestic abuse outside the chain of command.

Army criminal investigators were notified Aug. 1 that Mischa Johnson was missing from Schofield Barracks, O’ahu, Hawaii, where the couple lived on base. Shortly after, Army officials announced a $10,000 reward for information in the case. Her husband, Dewayne Johnson was placed in military custody no fees in mid-August. A local Hawaii news publication reported that video footage showed Dewayne Johnson buying cleaning supplies and various tools before reporting his wife missing.

Dewayne Johnson, of Frederick, Maryland, enlisted in the Army in November 2022 and participated in station unit training at Fort Moore, Georgia. He is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii and serves as a cavalry scout.

Domestic abuse involving pregnant women is far from uncommon, with many reporting that their domestic abuse began or intensified when they became pregnant, according to National Partnership for Women and Families. For pregnant women in the US, homicide is the leading cause of death, according to National Coalition Against Family Violence.

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