Her arm was almost broken. Chemicals were thrown at her. This is Captain Carneysha Mendoza s Capitol riots story
Carneysha Mendoza has served the US Capitol Police for 19 years. During a Feb. 23 Senate testimony, she described the Jan 6. attack as the worst of the worst. Author: Kyley Schultz (WUSA 9) Published: 5:57 PM EST February 23, 2021 Updated: 9:55 AM EST February 24, 2021
WASHINGTON Nineteen years.
That s how long Captain Carneysha Mendoza has worked with the US Capitol Police. On January 6, the day pro-Trump rioters stormed the Capitol was “by far the worst of the worst” of all the days she has worked, she said.
Mendoza was one of many U.S. Capitol Police officers who experienced first-hand the traumatic impact of the January 6 attack on the Capitol, recounting the details in an emotional Senate testimony on Tuesday.
The law enforcement leaders responsible for protecting the US Capitol when a pro-Trump mob stormed past security on 6 January have pointed their fingers at shortcomings by federal officials and agencies in failing to stop the deadly breach. At a hearing before a joint Senate panel on Tuesday, Metropolitan Police acting chief Robert Contee, former House sergeant at arms Paul Irving, former Senate sergeant at arms Michael Stenger, and former US.
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Law enforcement officials responsible for U.S. Capitol security during the Jan. 6 attack blamed their inadequate defense on incomplete intelligence, and they offered differing accounts of why it took so long to call in National Guard reinforcements to repel the rioters.
The officials, three of whom resigned after the riot, spoke at a joint Senate hearing Tuesday that failed to shed light on the intelligence failures beforehand and delays in the Defense Department response. Senators plan to call witnesses next week from several federal agencies, including the Pentagon as the panels continue to seek accountability and improved security at the U.S. Capitol.