As the U.S. government continues to charge current and former service members in relation to January 6, military courts typically aren’t the go-to option.
Can the Pentagon prosecute military retirees under the UCMJ? Maybe it depends. January 14 Retired Air Force lieutenant colonel Larry Rendall Brock Jr. was photographed on the Senate floor clad in tactical gear and holding flex cuffs. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Recent reports of current service members, veterans and some military retirees participating in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 have prompted calls for investigations into those connections and using the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prosecute the offenders. But the law is complicated each of those groups falls into different categories when it comes to the UCMJ and military justice might not apply in many cases. The trickiest is retirees.
Insurrectionist ‘Zip-Tie Guy’ identified as retired Air Force lieutenant colonel January 9 Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Larry Rendall Brock Jr. was photographed on the Senate floor clad in tactical gear and holding flex cuffs. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) A man photographed in tactical gear and carrying zip-tie handcuffs on the Senate floor on Wednesday is a former Air Force officer who told The New Yorker magazine he stormed the Capitol because he believed the president wanted him to be there as the 2020 election was being certified. “The President asked for his supporters to be there to attend, and I felt like it was important, because of how much I love this country, to actually be there,” Larry Rendall Brock Jr. told reporter Ronan Farrow in a story published Friday evening.
North Texas Air Force veteran identified as Capitol rioter carrying zip ties on Senate floor
North Texas Air Force veteran identified as Capitol rioter carrying zip ties on Senate floor
Larry R. Brock Jr., whose address is listed in Grapevine, confirmed to the New Yorker that he was the man pictured wearing a helmet and military gear on the Senate floor.
GRAPEVINE, Texas - A retired lieutenant colonel in the Air Force Reserves was identified as one of the rioters who stormed the nation s Capitol Wednesday and proceeded to the Senate floor carrying zip ties as lawmakers fled.
A retired lieutenant colonel in the Air Force Reserves was identified as one of the rioters who stormed the nation's Capitol Wednesday and proceeded to the Senate floor carrying zip ties as lawmakers fled.