She has chemical burn scars from defending the Capitol - and one minor infraction in 24 years
A 24-year veteran of the US Capitol Police is suing the department, alleging she was passed over for promotion because she is a Black woman.
The inspector - who helped defend the Capitol during the January 6, 2021, insurrection and suffered chemical burns to her face, neck and head in the process - filed the complaint on September 16 in the US District Court for the District of Columbia.
According to the filing, the officer has commanded some of the department's most crucial specialty units over her two-decade career, including the Civil Disturbance Unit, the Investigation Division, and the Less-Lethal Teams. She has held supervisory roles across four of the USCP's six bureaus, completed the FBI National Academy, and received the Congressional Gold Medal as part of the collective award to January 6 responders in 2022.
The complaint centres on two sets of promotions announced on April 13, 2026.
For a Deputy Chief position overseeing the Operational Services Bureau - home to USCP's SWAT team, bomb squad, hazmat unit, and K-9 unit - the filing alleges the chief selected a white male who had never held any supervisory role in that bureau. The complaint says his entire supervisory tenure had been within the Uniformed Services Bureau, managing the personnel who guard congressional buildings and screen visitors.
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