Dallas Suspect Micah Xavier Johnson Accused of Sexual Harassment in Army Reserve

The suspected gunman in the attack on Dallas law enforcement was accused of sexual harassment during his military deployment in Afghanistan, a military lawyer said.

Micah Xavier Johnson was a private first class in the U.S. Army Reserve serving in Afghanistan when he was accused of sexually harassing a higher-ranking female soldier in May 2014, military lawyer Bradford Glendening told ABC News. Glendening, who represented Johnson in the case, said the woman requested a military protective order against his client.

Johnson had been sent to Afghanistan in November 2013 but was sent back to the United States six months after his deployment because of the alleged harassment, Glendening said. The lawyer added that Johnson's chain of command recommended he be removed from the Army with an "other than honorable" discharge, the most severe administrative discharge. But, ultimately, Johnson was not discharged in this way, Glendening said.

According to the Associated Press, Johnson instead received an honorable discharge in April 2015, for reasons Glendening doesn't understand.

Glendening told ABC News he got the sense Johnson was generally disliked by his unit and was viewed as not exhibiting respect for his commanders.


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Last Edited by 411 on 07/09/2016 02:55 PM