Thread by @DanLamothe

Tony DeDolph, a SEAL Team 6 member, will plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of Army Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar, @ScribblerSix reports for @thedailybeast.

thedailybeast.com/navy-seal-will…

This story exposed a lot of troubling details about Special Operations units deployed to Mali, and was on Page 1 of The Post with this 2019 report:

washingtonpost.com/world/national…

The back story for this also included this bizarre, unsettling story about Adam Matthews, another Navy SEAL convicted in the case.

washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

There's also this.

Even if the death was an accident, the plan that night was way over the top:

washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

Dedolph's attorney, Phil Stackhouse, just confirmed this news to me, as well.

Statement reads as follows:

"To put to rest the speculation and answer the inquiries coming into our office, our client Chief Special Warfare Operator Tony DeDolph, USN, has entered into an agreement with Rear Admiral Charles Rock, USN, to resolve his pending charges."

"This agreement will end the contested charges, allowing SOC DeDolph to accept responsibility for those offenses he can and mitigate most of the concerns over classified material present in the case."

"We believe what is intended by a person’s actions is eminently important and the agreement recognizes that SOC DeDolph never intended to injure SSG Logan Melgar, USA, but also recognizes the fact that SSG Melgar died as a result of actions that went tragically wrong" on 6/4/17."

"The fact that SSG Melgar’s death was not intentional may not lessen the righteous feelings of grief by family and friends, but perhaps the resolution of this case will further help them find closure and peace."