National Guard troops seized Anna King, slamming her to the ground and leaving her with injuries that required surgery, according to a federal tort claim

A retired U.S. Army captain and Iraq War veteran is taking legal action after National Guard troops approached her outside her Washington, D.C. home, pushed her to the ground and detained her in an aggressive, caught-on-camera confrontation.

Anna King, who received a Purple Heart and Bronze Star for her service, was cornered on her front porch by three National Guard troops on the evening of May 8.

“Get away from me right now,” King can be heard telling the guards in footage taken on a Ring security camera. “You have absolutely no authority to detain me.”

Footage shared by the ACLU of the District of Columbia shows King trying to go inside her home as the men, three Idaho National Guard members, grab King and force her to the ground as she screams for them to get off her.

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[–] 139 points 1 month ago (7 children)

the National Guard claims that King was approached by the troops because she was a suspect in an assault of a National Guardsman two days earlier.

King’s attorneys said they believe she was targeted because she has been outspoken against the National Guard’s presence in D.C., including putting signs on her front patio that are critical of their deployment. Two signs read: “Occupation: Troops Out” and “National Guard Stop Being So Embarrassing.”

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  • [–] 89 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    National Guard Stop Being So Embarrassing.

    Lol, thats an excellent thing to put on a sign

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  • [–] 44 points 1 month ago

    Let's say she did assault a member of the national gaurd 2 days ago.

    The national gaurd has zero authority to enter her property and detain her. This is solely a power of the civilian law enforcement, or at least its supposed to be.

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  • [–] 29 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Thank you! This part missing from the description makes no sense to me. I only read it to know the reasoning for the assault, and not for the description of how exactly they slammed her.

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