Category: Metropolitan Police Department

Jan. 6 Rioter Sues Police Officer Over Baton Strike to the Head

A Maryland man who admitted to hitting a police officer with a stick on Jan. 6, 2021, has sued the officer and the police department in Washington for allegedly violating his constitutional rights. Officer Kevin Peralta struck David Alan Blair in the head once and elsewhere multiple times. Despite the strikes being illegal, no officers…


Federal Judge Leans Toward Release of Jan. 6 Undercover DC Police Video

A federal judge in Washington told the U.S. Department of Justice on March 3 that he was not impressed with their argument to keep the video footage from three undercover Metropolitan Police Department officers under court seal. District Judge Rudolph Contreras said he was not swayed by a federal prosecutor’s response to a motion by…


Undercover DC Police Officer Pushed Protesters Toward Capitol, Climbed Over Barricade: Court Filing

Three undercover Metropolitan Police Department officers joined the march of protesters up the northwest side of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021—including one who climbed over a barricade and pushed others toward the Capitol, and another who walked behind Ashli Babbitt and predicted that “someone will get shot,” according to newly disclosed court documents. New…


Police Officer Who Responded to Jan. 6 Capitol Breach Dies by Suicide

A Washington police officer who responded to the Jan. 6 breach at the U.S. Capitol was found dead inside his home last week. Gunther Hashida, 43, killed himself in his house and was found on July 29, a spokeswoman for the Metropolitan Police Department told The Epoch Times. “We are grieving as a Department as…