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In reply to the discussion: Crime Beat: Insurrection Day's Most Wanted -- Pt. 28 [View all]Generic Other
(28,979 posts)8. Retired Green Beret assaulted cop with flagpole during Capitol riot, charges allege
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 officers 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.
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