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Prosecutors noted that Williams has no prior criminal arrests or convictions and “had spent many years serving the community with distinction.”

He has previously worked at the Department of Health and Human Services, serving six years under President George W. Bush.

The military did not respond to BBC inquiries about his identity and the BBC has not been able to verify whether he is a serving officer.

“We could have either millions of different types of robots serving unique tasks,” Adcock stated, “or one humanoid robot with a general interface, serving millions of tasks.”

The deployment circumvents a judge's order that blocked deploying troops in Portland by instead using National Guard members who were already serving in Los Angeles after summer protests there.