Marine who spoke out against Afghanistan withdrawal no longer in the brig

The military officer facing legal consequences for speaking out against Department of Defense leaders is no longer in the brig.

Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller Jr., whose criticism of the Afghanistan withdrawal received attention nationwide, had been in pretrial confinement in the Regional Brig for Marine Corps Installations East at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, but both sides agreed to a release, according to Capt. Sam Stephenson, a Training and Education Command spokesman.

"Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller Jr. is being released from confinement today, Oct. 5, 2021, as a result of a mutual agreement between Lt. Col. Scheller, his Defense counsel, and the Commanding General, Training Command," said Stephenson in a statement to the Washington Examiner.

"No additional details regarding the agreement may be released at this time," he added.