National Guard troops entered a Purple Heart veteran's yard, zip-tied her, then charged her with assaulting them

Three Idaho National Guard troops entered Purple Heart veteran Anna King's Washington, D.C., front yard, wrestled her to the ground, and zip-tied her hands. She was later charged with assaulting them.

King's lawyers believe the troops targeted her because she had spent months criticizing their deployment with signs reading "Occupation: Troops Out" and "National Guard Stop Being So Embarrassing." The Guard says it approached her over an alleged earlier assault.

The incident, which happened on May 8, was caught on a Ring security camera.

"Get away from me right now," King, a retired U.S. Army captain who served in Iraq and earned both a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star, can be heard telling the three male guard members in the video as they approach her on the bench. "You have absolutely no authority to detain me."

As she tries to make her way to her front steps to go inside, the three Idaho National Guard members grab King and wrestle her to the ground. You can hear King yelling "Get off of me!" and coughing, while two of the troops tighten the zip ties on her hands.

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