The Last Chance Of Freedom : Prosecutors Identify Police Supervisor Who Beat Woman on Jan. 6

Friday, September 2, 2022

Victoria C. White, of Minnesota, was struck nearly 40 times in a four-minute span in the Lower West Terrace tunnel leading into the Capitol, security video footage showed.
Using a baton to strike the head is a potentially fatal mistake.

Bagshaw, who started working for the department in 2003 and has been promoted twice since Jan. 6, 2021, has been the subject of multiple complaints over the years.
In one instance, a Washington resident accused him of working with other officers to try to cover up an illegal beating in 2013.
In another case, which is still ongoing, Bagshaw and other MPD officers were accused of violating the constitutional rights of protesters who gathered in Lafayette Square near the White House in the wake of George Floyd's death.

White told The Epoch Times she identified Bagshaw as her attacker weeks ago, based on security video and other sources. She said his identity being made public is just one step toward justice in her case.
She said in a lawsuit against Washington police officials and officers that she was illegally beaten and abused, and falsely imprisoned. White is attempting to withdraw the suit because she says she is busy preparing for her criminal trial.

Bagshaw's identity was revealed in motions filed after the trial of Kyle Fitzsimons, another Jan. 6 defendant.
His public defender has asked for U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras, an Obama appointee who oversaw the bench trial that concluded on Aug. 19, to toss the assault charge because she says Fitzsimon was defending White against Bagshaw’s “excessive force."

Prosecutors urged Contreras not to throw out the charge. They say there is no evidence that Fitzsimons was aware of White, let alone that he thought she was in danger and believed force was necessary to protect her.
No evidence was presented during the trial proving that Bagshaw violated use-of-force policies or that his actions were otherwise unjustified.