Sunday, February 12, 2023

Federal Prosecutors wanted Jan 6 Defendant Jailed; Judge said "no"

DOJ Sought to Jail Jan. 6 Defendant and Police Beating Victim Victoria White for Meeting With Lawmakers on Capitol Hill

Federal prosecutors on Feb. 10 asked U.S. District Judge John Bates to have January 6 defendant and police beating victim Victoria White jailed because she met with GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

Judge Bates did not order White to be taken into custody. He did bar her from appearing at the U.S. Capitol or the congressional office buildings unless she gets advance permission from the Pretrial Services Agency (PSA).

Shortly after arriving at the United States Courthouse in Washington D.C. for a status hearing on her criminal case, White learned that prosecutors were seeking to have her jailed because her visits to Capitol Hill earlier in the week violated her terms of pretrial release.

Security video and bodycam footage show White being beaten in the head with a steel baton and punched in the face and head by Metropolitan Police Department Commander Jason Bagshaw. White took 39 blows from police in a 4-minute span in the Lower West Terrace tunnel. Bagshaw was not disciplined or charged.

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