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==Imprisonment==
==Imprisonment==
Scheller currently is held in the brig ''despite no charges against him''.<ref>Glenn, Mike (October 1, 2021). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/oct/1/lt-col-scheller-remain-brig-until-next-week-withou/ Lt. Col. Scheller to remain in the brig until next week without charges]. ''Washington Times''. Retrieved October 2, 2021.</ref> Potential charges he could face include contempt towards officials, disobedience, and "unbecoming an officer/gentleman."
Scheller currently is held in the brig ''despite no charges against him''.<ref name=washingtontimes>Glenn, Mike (October 1, 2021). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/oct/1/lt-col-scheller-remain-brig-until-next-week-withou/ Lt. Col. Scheller to remain in the brig until next week without charges]. ''Washington Times''. Retrieved October 2, 2021.</ref> Potential charges he could face include contempt towards officials, disobedience, and "unbecoming an officer/gentleman."
In a viral video, Scheller heavily criticized military "leaders" and asserted:<ref name=heavy.com/>
In a viral video, Scheller heavily criticized military "leaders" and asserted:<ref name=heavy.com/>
As a result, he faced imprisonment for speaking out against incompetence while [[Biden junta]] officials responsible for the [[Fall of Kabul]] which led to numerous deaths have yet to face sufficient accountability.
As a result, he faced imprisonment for speaking out against incompetence while [[Biden junta]] officials responsible for the [[Fall of Kabul]] which led to numerous deaths have yet to face sufficient accountability.
Texas [[conservative]] U.S. representative [[Louie Gohmert]] subsequently led the congressional effort urging for Scheller to be released from the brig, signing a letter along with other anti-establishment Republicans; Gohmert stated:<ref name=washingtontimes/>
{{cquote|It is tragic that such swift action has been taken against Lt. Col. Scheller for his demands for accountability from military leadership due to their disastrous and deadly handling of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.}}
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