SAN DIEGO—A Navy SEAL called by prosecutors to testify at the murder trial of a decorated comrade dropped a bombshell June 20 when he acknowledged killing a wounded terrorist in what he described as an act of mercy.
Special Operator 1st Class Corey Scott, who got an immunity deal for his testimony, said he asphyxiated the teenage ISIS terrorist after Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher unexpectedly stabbed him.
