WASHINGTON (KFGO) – A Minnesota woman has been on a felony charge for her actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Victoria Charity White, 41, of Rochester, was sentenced to 10 days in jail for interfering with law enforcement officers during a civil disorder. White pleaded guilty on Aug. 17, 2023, in the District of Columbia. In addition to the jail term, U.S. District Court Judge John D. Bates ordered 24 months of supervised release, and 90 days of home detention.
According to court documents, White joined the mob that had converged on the Lower West Terrace of the Capitol building following a rally at the Ellipse.
White was seen in open-source video arguing with rioters who were attempting to break the glass doors of an entrance. White then pushed her way toward the tunnel entrance, where a squad of Metropolitan Police officers were preventing rioters from entering the building. As the mob chanted, “pull the cops out!” White raised her fist and cheered as the rioters forced a large flagpole into the entryway where the officers stood guard.
White pushed her way closer to the entrance, where she helped to hoist up another rioter who proceeded to assault officers. White was seen pointing and cheering as the rioter swung from the top of the entryway and kicked officers.
At about 4:05 p.m., White made her way to the lower West Terrace entrance. After losing her cap and coat, she grabbed one of the officers standing on a ledge. Officers pushed White back with their riot shields and fended her off with a baton. White then grabbed one of the shields and blocked the baton with her hand. Minutes later, officers apprehended White, and she was escorted out of the Capitol building.
FBI agents arrested White on March 8, 2021, in Rochester.
The case was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the Department of Justice National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section. Assistance was provided by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota. The case was investigated by the FBI’s Washington and Minneapolis Field Offices.
