New York. Former US Navy SEAL Robert J. O’Neill is in big trouble. A 47-year-old former US soldier was arrested and charged this week in the city of Frisco in the southern US state of Texas.
The Dallas Morning News reported that Robert was charged with assault causing bodily injury, which is classified as a Class A felony, and public intoxication, which is classified as a Class C felony. One case has been reported. However, only the assault charge was recorded in the jail records.
O’Neill is very famous among the people
Frisco police declined to provide further information. O’Neill was released the same day after his arrest after posting $3,500 bond. The circumstances leading up to his arrest suggest that O’Neill was in town to record a podcast at a local cigar lounge, The New York Post reported. He is known to the public as a former member of SEAL Team 6, an elite Navy SEAL unit.
He was involved in the operation that killed Osama bin Laden. O’Neill came under fire after claiming his role in killing Osama. Osama Bin Laden is said to be the mastermind behind the September 11, 2001 attacks on America. Bin Laden was killed in 2011 during a secret raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan. This detail is elaborated in O’Neill’s 2017 memoir titled ‘The Operator’. However, it is worth noting that the US government has neither confirmed nor denied O’Neill’s claim.
O’Neill’s past association with controversy
It’s not the first time O’Neill has been embroiled in controversy. According to The Post, he made headlines in 2020 when he refused to comply with Delta Airlines’ mask-wearing rules, after which he was banned. Apart from this, in 2016, he faced legal trouble for drunk driving in Montana. However, according to CBS News, the charges stemming from that incident were later dropped.
O’Neill is affiliated with Armed Forces Brewing Company, a Virginia-based microbrewery. The brewery gained attention after being embroiled in controversy surrounding its Bud Light sponsorship of LGBTQ influencer Dylan Mulvaney.
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Tags: American news, Osama Bin Laden
First published: August 27, 2023, 16:00 IST