Retired Army captain sues Idaho National Guard after front-yard detention

A former Army captain filed a federal claim seeking $3 million after Idaho National Guard members detained her on her Washington, D.C., front lawn.

While seated on a bench outside her home in Washington, D.C., retired Army captain Anna King was confronted by three Idaho National Guard members who entered her property, pushed her to the ground and restrained her with zip ties. The episode, recorded by a Ring camera, shows King repeatedly demanding the guards leave, asserting they had no authority to detain her. The ACLU of the District of Columbia and the firm Levy Firestone Muse have filed a federal tort claim seeking $3 million, citing assault and lasting wrist injuries requiring surgery.

Guard officials maintain the soldiers acted on a suspicion that King assaulted a guard two days earlier, though no charges have been filed. King, a vocal opponent of the Guard’s presence in the city, has previously displayed protest signs, and her attorneys argue the deployment of National Guard troops for policing is inappropriate. After the incident, Metropolitan Police detained King overnight and she now faces an assault charge. The case highlights concerns over the use of National Guard personnel in domestic law-enforcement roles under the President’s anti-crime task force.