McKellop, of Augusta County, Va., faces six charges, among them assaulting a police officer with a deadly or dangerous weapon. His second enlistment, from 1993 to 2010, included time as a mechanic and a Special Forces communications sergeant. A witness who knows McKellop told investigators he was military contractor who was in an “overseas combat zone” as late as 2018. ADADOne patch included the Special Forces patch on his backpack and a flag for the country of Georgia on his vest. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he was “very disappointed” in the number of veterans charged in the riot, which is about 10 percent of more than 300 total people who have been charged.

Source: Washington Post March 19, 2021 18:32 UTC