The Department of Justice released footage Tuesday of a retired Special Forces officer hitting a police officer in the eye with a flag pole and then lobbing it as the officer stumbles backwards during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The video shows Jeffrey McKellop emerge from the chaotic mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters to hit a Washington, D.C. cop in the face. The officer suffered a cut over his left eye. The Justice Department has charged McKellop with assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers with a deadly weapon, and violent entry, alleging he threw the flagpole “like a spear” at police. McKellop has pleaded not guilty and was denied bond.
NEW: The DOJ just released this clip from 1/6 after CNN sued for access. Prosecutors say this is ex-Special Forces soldier Jeffrey McKellop at 0:11 hitting a DC Police captain (white uniform) with a flagpole. The officer was cut near his left eye. McKellop pleaded not guilty. pic.twitter.com/dFoaB4pQwN
