Anna King, a retired U.S. Army captain and Iraq War veteran, has filed a federal tort claim against the Idaho National Guard after an incident on May 8, 2026, outside her Washington, D.C. home. King alleges that three National Guard troops approached her, pushed her to the ground, and detained her without proper authority. Video footage shows King attempting to enter her home while the guards detained her, resulting in injuries that required surgery on her wrist. The ACLU of the District of Columbia is representing King in the lawsuit, seeking $3 million in damages for what they describe as unnecessary force used by the guardsmen. The National Guard claims they detained King because she was a suspect in an assault on a guardsman two days prior, an assertion that King's lawyers have called baseless. King has stated that the incident has exacerbated her post-traumatic stress disorder and has affected her daily life. She has expressed her intention to continue protesting against the National Guard's presence in D.C.
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Veteran Files Lawsuit Against National Guard After Detention Incident
Anna King, a retired Army captain, is suing the Idaho National Guard after being detained outside her home in Washington, D.C. on May 8, 2026. The ACLU is representing her in a federal tort claim, seeking $3 million in damages for injuries sustained during the incident, which King alleges involved unnecessary force by the guardsmen.
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Veteran Files Lawsuit Against National Guard After Detention Incident