A Fort Drum soldier, veteran of two wars and Purple Heart recipient has allegedly admitted to kidnapping and murdering a woman in Delaware.

According to CBS Philly.com, Staff Sgt. Dwight Smith Jr. kidnapped the 65-year old woman while she was walking her dog and later killed her.

The website also quotes police who say Smith told them he intentionally killed the woman.

A veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, he was on leave from Fort Drum at the time of the incident. He is a resident of Delaware.

He is currently being held in jail without bail.

Fort Drum officials say Smith was a member of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

He joined the Army in July 2006 and was assigned to the 101st Airborne, based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Smith was deployed to Iraq from September 2007 to November 2008 and to Afghanistan from May 2010 to April 2011.

He was assigned to the 10th Mountain Division and came to Fort Drum in September.

Smith's awards and decorations include the Purple Heart, the NATO medal, four Army Commendation Medals, two Army Achievement Medals, two Meritorious Unit Commendations, the Army  Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Global War  on Terrorism Service Medal, the Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, the Army Service Ribbon, the  Overseas Service Ribbon, the Combat Action Badge, the Marksman Qualification Badge - Carbine, and the Marksman Qualification Badge - Field Artillery.