Texas church shooter Devin Kelley court-martialed in 2012 for domestic abuse

(I guess the domestic abuse--which had to be pretty damned serious if the military actually got involved-- doesn't count about firearms.)


Texas church shooter Devin Kelley court-martialed in 2012 for domestic abuse


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Devin Patrick Kelley, 26, of New Braunfels, Tex., was identified as the Texas church shooting gunman by local law enforcement officials. (Facebook)

Devin Kelley, the man accused of killing 26 people in Texas Sunday, was court-martialed in 2012. Kelley, 26, served in the U.S. Air Force in Logistics Readiness at the Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico from 2010 until 2014, the Air Force confirmed to the Daily News Sunday night.

In 2012, he was court-martialed after being accused of assaulting his spouse and child, spokeswoman Ann Stefanek said. Kelley was confined for 12 months and was reduced to E-1 rank, airman basic, which is the lowest rank possible. He received a bad conduct discharge in 2014, which does not prohibit the possession of firearms, unlike a dishonorable discharge.

Kelley, of New Braunfels, Tex., allegedly killed 26 people when he opened fire on First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs Sunday morning.

Texas Department of Public Safety Regional Director Freeman Martin said that the suspect was dressed in all black "tactical-type gear" with a ballistic vest.

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