National Guard member charged with pointing gun at DC colleague

A Georgia National Guard member,Zion Mitchell,aged 21,was arrested and is facing two felony charges after allegedly brandishing a loaded weapon at a colleague during a patrol in Washington,D.C. The incident stemmed from a dispute over military grooming regulations with a female service member.Mitchell has been charged with assault with a perilous weapon and posession of a firearm during a violent crime, and he is currently held without bond in jail.


A National Guard member from Georgia is in jail facing two felony charges after being accused of pointing his loaded weapon at a colleague while patrolling Washington, D.C.

Zion Mitchell, 21, was arrested last week after allegedly getting into an argument over military grooming regulations with a female fellow service member. He was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, according to an arrest affidavit filed in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and is being held in jail with no bond. 

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