D.C. Veteran Files $3 Million Claim Over National Guard Detention
On August 4, 2026, the ACLU of the District of Columbia and the law firm Levy Firestone Muse filed a federal tort claim seeking $3 million from the Idaho National Guard over a D.C. veteran's detention.[1]
The filing, disclosed Thursday by the ACLU and Levy Firestone Muse, names the Idaho National Guard and demands compensation for Anna King for the treatment she endured.[1]
On May 8, 2026, three Idaho National Guard members entered Anna King's Washington, D.C., front yard, forced her to the ground and zip-tied her hands, an incident captured on Ring video.[1]
The Guard and the joint task force say King was suspected of assaulting a Guard member two days earlier, while her attorneys say that allegation is baseless and that no criminal charges have been filed.[1]
The three guardsmen were assigned to a nearly 5,000-troop National Guard anti-crime task force launched in August 2025 whose members are armed, deputized as special police, and permitted to detain but not to arrest.[1]
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- On May 8, 2026, three Idaho National Guard members entered Anna King’s D.C. front yard, forced her to the ground, and zip-tied her hands, an incident captured on Ring video.
- On August 4, 2026, the ACLU of the District of Columbia and law firm Levy Firestone Muse disclosed a federal tort claim seeking $3 million from the Idaho National Guard over the incident.
- The Guard members were part of a nearly 5,000-troop National Guard anti-crime task force in Washington, D.C., launched in August 2025, whose members are armed, deputized as special police, and allowed to detain but not arrest.
- The Guard and the joint task force assert King was suspected of assaulting a Guard member two days earlier, while her attorneys say that allegation is baseless and has produced no criminal charges.
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