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Ashli Babbitt's Mother Arrested for Not Being on Sidewalk on Two Year Anniversary of J6 Death
By Brittany Sheehan | 4:00 PM on January 06, 2023
Ashli Babbitt’s mother, Micki Witthoeft, was arrested by Capitol Police on Friday, on the second anniversary of her daughter’s death.
Sources close to the situation tell RedState that Witthoeft intended to march around the Capitol carrying roses and say a prayer, but today’s Speaker of the House vote and the second anniversary of January 6th road closures, along with parts of the Capitol being shut down, made this difficult.
The video clips circulating on social media show a group of demonstrators walking around the US Capitol and interacting with police. The initial verbal exchange in the videos shows officers directing the memorial procession to the sidewalk while a male voice in the group responds, “You blocked off our sidewalk.” An officer is seen making physical contact with Witthoeft, using his weight to shove her backward. Members of the group can be heard saying: “Do not touch us,” and “That was not necessary.”
Witthoeft can be seen bending down to place on the street the red rose she carried and coffee cup, before turning around seeming to submit herself to the arrest and being cuffed. Witthoeft is thought to be arrested for jaywalking, with officers shouting, “Sidewalk or you’re under arrest!” before eventually cuffing her.
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When asked for comment, Witthoeft shouted, “Yeah, Capitol Police suck ass!”
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People are arrested in D.C. for jaywalking all the time, I'm sure. *****rollingeyes*****
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So why did they only arrest her?? There were several people in the street.. Targeting?
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American Military News by Justin Cooper 1/6/2023
Ashli Babbitt’s mother was arrested Friday by Capitol Police, two years to the day after Babbitt was shot dead by police during the Jan. 6 Capitol storming.
Video circulating on Twitter appears to show Babbitt’s mother, Micki Witthoeft, being detained against a vehicle by Capitol Police while a crowd taunts them. Political commentator Charlie Kirk tweeted that Witthoeft had been “conducting a memorial service” for the second anniversary of her daughter’s death.
It’s not clear from the video why Witthoeft was arrested or exactly where it takes place. At one point, a person in the crowd shouts, “What’s the crime? What’s the crime?”
In the video, police repeatedly tell people in the crowd they’re blocking traffic and need to back up onto a sidewalk. The crowd shouts back, saying police are blocking traffic themselves and accusing them of killing Babbitt.
More: https://americanmilitarynews.com/2023/01/video-ashli-babbitts-mom-arrested-by-capitol-police/ (https://americanmilitarynews.com/2023/01/video-ashli-babbitts-mom-arrested-by-capitol-police/)
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