The mother of slain Air Force veteran Ashli Babbit was arrested outside of the Capitol on Friday.
Micki Witthoeft, the mother of Ashli Babbit, was arrested for simply walking around the Capitol with roses to honor her daughter’s 2 year anniversary of being wrongfully gunned down inside of the Capitol.
The entire event was caught on camera.
Take a look here:
BREAKING! Mother of Ashli Babbitt ARRESTED FOR JAYWALKING by DC Police! Haven’t you put this family through enough?? pic.twitter.com/9Ysin7zdyD
— Chris Nelson 🇺🇸 🏝 (@ReOpenChris) January 6, 2023
Ashli Babbitt's mother has just been arrested on the Anniversary of 6th.
The day her daughter was murdered
By Officer Michael Byrd pic.twitter.com/8hPpsA4msQ
— Sebastian Gorka DrG (@SebGorka) January 6, 2023
The Post Millenial shared these details:
The mother of Ashli Babbitt, the woman killed by a United States Capitol Police officer on Jan. 6, was arrested outside of the Capitol on Friday, the two-year anniversary of her daughter’s death.
In footage circulated on social media by streamer Woke Societies, Micki Witthoeft was seen being handcuffed and taken into custody by multiple police officers while onlookers protested.
“You murdered [Ashli] inside the Capitol, now you’re going to arrest her?” one onlooker said.
“I did not murder her daughter,” one officer replied in front of the crowd of people.
On Jan. 6, 2021, Babbitt, an unarmed Air Force veteran, was fatally shot by Lt. Michael Byrd. while attempting to make entry into the interior of the Capitol Building.
According to The National Pulse’s Raheem Kassam, Witthoeft was arrested for “jaywalking.”
Her name was Ashli Babbitt…Her name was Ashli Babbitt…Her name was Ashli Babbitt… pic.twitter.com/6HdSxOJnIQ
— TVG (@TheVirginiaGen1) January 6, 2023
Ashli Babbitt's mother was arrested today for peacefully protesting at the Capitol Building.. I guess murdering her daughter wasn't enough.#NeverForgetJanuary6th pic.twitter.com/OI1UUApAfs
— ꧁🍃🌸Ɣ🌸🍃꧂ (@V_its_me_) January 6, 2023
Fox News got the scoop too:
Micki Witthoeft, the mother of Ashli Babbit, who was shot by police during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, was arrested on Friday afternoon during a demonstration marking the two-year anniversary of the event, according to police.
Witthoeft, 58, is being accused of traffic violations, according to U.S. Capitol Police, who said she was taken into custody but later released on Friday.
Officials said that Witthoeft and a group of other demonstrators were walking on a street by the Capitol when police told the group to move off of the road.
Police said that officers were in a line to prevent the group from going further.
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