Ex-Navy SEAL Who Shot bin Laden Arrested, Charged with DUI

Rob O’Neill. the former Navy SEAL credited with shooting Osama bin Laden, was arrested in Montana yesterday and charged with DUI.

The Butte police told CNN that they received a report about someone sleeping in their car outside a convenience store. They arrived, woke up O’Neill, and gave him a sobriety test. After he refused to take a breathalyzer, he was arrested.

O’Neill posted bond and was released from jail, but was charged with DUI.

KBZK.com | Continuous News | Bozeman, Montana

O’Neill pled not guilty and explained all he did was take a “prescribed sleep aid” for his insomnia and this was simply a case of bad timing.

O’Neill opened up about that infamous bin Laden raid back in 2014, which earned him some criticism and a reported investigation.

You can watch KBZK’s report above.

[image via Butte Police]

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