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Army Green Beret colonel, I Corps chief of staff arrested for domestic violence allegations December 28, 2020 Col. Owen G. Ray, pictured here, is facing allegations of domestic assault and felony harassment. (Pfc. Gaozong Lee/Army) A former Special Forces group commander and the current chief of staff assigned to I Corps at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, was arrested Sunday on allegations of domestic assault and felony harassment, according to Army officials and public court records. Col. Owen G. Ray was arrested early Sunday morning by Lakewood police officers and booked into the Pierce County Jail in Washington. Army CID currently is working a supporting role with the police officers who are investigating the incident, according to I Corps spokesman Lt. Col. Neil Penttila.