Feds Arrest Soldier at Schofield Barracks for Jan. 6 Assault on Police – a Day After He Was Booted
An active-duty soldier — who was separated from the service a day before the FBI arrested him Tuesday at an Army base in Hawaii — was charged for repeatedly striking a police officer with a flag during the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot, according to court records released this week. Alexander Cain Poplin, 31, […]
Fort Liberty Soldier Gets Booted After Indictment for Weapons Trafficking, Lying About White Nationalist Ties
A paratrooper at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, who was indicted last week on charges of weapons trafficking and lying about his association with a white nationalist group has been removed from the Army, Col. Mary Ricks, a service spokesperson, said Tuesday. Spc. Kai Nix was indicted Aug. 14 by a grand jury and arrested the […]
Texas Mall Shooter Booted from Army After 3 Months, Service Says
The suspected gunman who killed eight people and injured at least seven others in an Allen, Texas, mall shooting Saturday was separated from the Army after three months, according to a service spokesperson. He never completed initial entry training. The Texas Department of Safety, which is conducting the investigation into the shooting, identified 33-year-old Mauricio […]
