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Guard Member Charged After Alleged Gun IncidentTwenty-one-year-old Zion Mitchell allegedly pointed his loaded service weapon at a colleague during a break in Washington.
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- Zion Mitchell, 21, from Georgia, allegedly aimed at another Guardsman during a patrol break inside a van.
- The dispute over an Army-compliant hairstyle occurred inside a van parked outside a Popeyes in Northeast Washington.
- Mitchell faces multiple felony charges and is being held without bail in a District of Columbia jail.
- A hearing is scheduled for September 15, while the Justice Department says the case remains under investigation.
I would slap the Jackson 5 out of you.— Said by Zion Mitchell to a fellow National Guard member during a van confrontation outside a Popeyes in Washington, D.C., during an argument over a hairstyle.
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