1st Female Green Beret Faces Minor Misdemeanor Charge for Accidentally Firing Gun, Police Say
Green Berets conducting urban movement training in July at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (U.S. Army/Spc. Peter Seidler)
31 Dec 2020
Five months after becoming the first female Green Beret, a National Guard soldier is facing a civilian misdemeanor charge for accidentally firing a pistol inside a Colorado apartment.
On Dec. 12, she allegedly discharged a handgun by accident inside an apartment in Colorado Springs.
Army 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) released a statement about the incident. Our command is engaged with local authorities regarding an incident involving one of our soldiers and an apparent accidental discharge of a firearm at an off-post residence in Colorado Springs, Maj. Dan Lessard, spokesperson for 1st SF Command, said in the statement.
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