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As Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has directed all military branches to identify extremism in the ranks, officials with the U.S. Army Special Operations Forces on Fort Bragg say none of its soldiers are known to belong to such groups.
In April, NBC News released an investigation claiming extremist views and conspiracy theories are shared in anonymous Facebook groups with members who claim to be past or current members of Special Operation Forces.
The NBC report does not name the Facebook users who said they are Special Forces soldier and does not say if their military status was verified.
A former Special Forces soldier who served at Fort Bragg has been indicted on 10 charges related to the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.
Retired Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey McKellop, 55, of Virginia, was arrested March 17, according to court records from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C.
McKellop served more than 20 years in the Army, including 9 years with Special Forces and serving in the 3rd Special Forces Group, which is at Fort Bragg, his military records show.
Records also show that he retired out of Fort Bragg and honorably retired Aug. 12, 2010.
The charges
McKellop has been indicted on charges of: assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers; assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers using a dangerous weapon, inflicting bodily injury; assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers using a dangerous weapon; civil disorder; entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon; diso