ATF Director Grilled by House GOP on Deadly Arkansas Raid

ATF Director Steven Dettlebach told the committee the ATF faces huge challenge when it comes to stemming firearms trafficking.

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Director Steven Dettelbach testifies to the House Judiciary Committee's oversight hearing on May 23, 2024, in a still from video. House Judiciary Committee/Screenshot via NTD

Republicans on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee grilled Steven Dettlebach, the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), during a hearing Wednesday about the March raid in which an Arkansas man was killed.

Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) told the committee that Bryan Malinowski of Little Rock, Arkansas, was killed by ATF agents 57 seconds after they first set foot on his front porch at about 6 a.m. on March 19.