WBTW News13 reports: YORK COUNTY, S.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — The Pentagon is defending the hiring of a York County, South Carolina man who took part in the Capitol Riot on January 6, 2021. Elias Irizarry, who was convicted and later pardoned, was selected to serve in a counterterrorism role with the Defense Department. The Washington Post was [...]
local | news | WBTW News13 | June 4, 2026 3:31 PM
Pentagon defends hiring of convicted Jan. 6 rioter from South Carolina
YORK COUNTY, S.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — The Pentagon is defending the hiring of a York County, South Carolina man who took part in the Capitol Riot on January 6, 2021. Elias Irizarry, who was convicted and later pardoned, was selected to serve in a counterterrorism role with the Defense Department. The Washington Post was [...]
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