Retired Green Beret assaulted cop with flagpole during Capitol riot, charges allege

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Former Green Beret arrested for attacking police during Capitol riot

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A former Army Green Beret with more than two decades of service was arrested Wednesday and charged with using a flag as a spear against a police officer during the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, according to an FBI criminal complaint unsealed Thursday.

Retired Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey A. McKellop donned a helmet and gas mask and moved toward D.C. Metropolitan Police lines as they attempted to prevent a mob of rioters from breaching the Capitol building at about 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 6, the complaint alleged.

Police body cameras caught McKellop pushing police officers, trying to grab a riot control spray canister from one officer and throwing a flagpole like a spear at another, causing a laceration to that officer’s face, the complaint alleged.

Screenshots included in the complaint showed McKellop wearing the same helmet and ballistic vest that he used in an overseas combat zone in 2018, according to one of two witnesses who came forward to identify him to FBI agents.

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2021/03/19/retired-green-beret-assaulted-cop-with-flagpole-during-capitol-riot-charges-allege/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Socialflow+MIL&utm_source=twitter.com

[Walleye]

1. Can he be court-martialed?

[obamanut2012]

9. He can be recalled to active duty and then court martialed

Retirees/Veterans cannot be court martialed.

[Grins]

15. ...and then lose his pension and VA benefits...

[Dagstead Bumwood]

2. With apologies to Sgt. Barry Sadler

I will go, club police today;
I'm a felon, who's a Green Beret.

[Rustyeye77]

3. Not good... he's facing 20 years.

Dumb.

They have him attacking a capitol police officer .

[UTUSN]

4. K& big R#5

[Budi]

5. Veterans Today (like RT/Russia Today) "Veteran-Focused Website Is Run By Russia"

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The far-right website Veterans Today is run by the Russian security services, according to US officials. That's huge.

By Sasha Ingber
March 18, 2021
A senior government official tells Newsy the nearly-20-year-old website Veterans Today is secretly directed by Russia's security services.
For years, Russia has been targeting American service members and veterans with disinformation.
Now Newsy has learned that includes a nearly 20-year-old website currently promoting COVID vaccine skepticism.

A senior government official tells Newsy Veterans Today is one of 26 identified websites secretly directed by Russia’s security services.
MORE..
https://www.newsy.com/stories/u-s-veterans-website-secretly-directed-by-russia/

(Newsy is a center left website, by Mediabias)

[Behind the Aegis]

10. A virulently anti-Semitic site which was often used here as a source.

It doesn't surprise me in the bit that Russia is behind it. Scratch an anti-Semitic trope and find a Russian or Russian-oriented person behind it. What is sad is when those on the left swallow it hook line and sinker, and usually when it is about Jews and especially when it concerns Israel.

[Budi]

11. Thanks. I see it here as well.

How the damage from RU disinfo is ever undone, when the loyal readers have RU propaganda set in their minds, is more than I can even touch on.
It is so vast & long damaging.

[tosh]

14. This should be an OP!

(Forgive me if it already is, I have not really looked.)

This seems to me like big news. 🤔

[Budi]

16. It is big news whenever another RU propaganda site is outed.

Thanks. I'll maybe post it seperately.

More visibility is good

[obamanut2012]

6. NCO -- I wonder how he treated POC under him?

[Turbineguy]

7. I remember in NROTC learning about

following orders and what is a legal order and an illegal order. Maybe I was just listening better that day?

[stopdiggin]

8. Yes, Trump misled people. But ...

No excuse. Most of these people should serve time.

(My older siblings use to 'mislead' me all the time as well. Guess what? I was still on the hook.)

Green Beret shows total devotion to (defeated) Commander Bone-Spurs. Pathetic!
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[Hekate]

12. At what point did he decide to betray his oath and turn traitor? nt

[blm]

13. Blackwater? They should track Erik Prince

and his phone from November to Jan20.

[Duppers]

19. YES!

[demtenjeep]

17. play stupid games

lose it all



Sounds great to me