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Victoria Charity White
Pardoned January 6 defendant and plaintiff in related civil excessive-force litigation
## Case overview Victoria Charity White of Minnesota was charged in federal court after January 6, 2021. The official criminal record and her later civil case address two different legal questions and should not be blended together. In the criminal case, *United States v. White*, No. `1:21-cr-00563`, White pleaded guilty on August 17, 2023 to one felony count of civil disorder and aiding and abetting. On November 20, 2023, Judge John D. Bates sentenced her to ten days in prison, twenty-four months of supervised release, and ninety days of home detention. The broader complaint-stage charges remain part of the historical docket, but the civil-disorder count was the offense resolved by her guilty plea. White was covered by the January 20, 2025 January 6 pardon proclamation. The DOJ Office of the Pardon Attorney separately lists `WHITE, VICTORIA CHARITY` among people who requested and were issued a certificate of pardon. ## Lower West Terrace tunnel allegations White later brought a civil action, *White v. Bagshaw et al.*, No. `1:24-cv-00018-CJN`, against two Metropolitan Police Department officers. Her amended complaint alleged that she was trapped in the crowd at the Lower West Terrace tunnel and was repeatedly struck with a baton, punched, pushed against a wall, and subjected to force while unable to leave. The complaint also alleged that one officer's body camera stopped recording for approximately thirty seconds. Those descriptions are White's allegations as summarized in the court's opinion. They are not presented here as independently proven findings. The opinion also relied on White's criminal statement of offense when describing her movement toward the tunnel and her participation in the crowd. ## March 13, 2026 civil ruling On March 13, 2026, Judge Carl J. Nichols granted the officers' motion for judgment on the pleadings on qualified-immunity grounds. The court did **not** make a definitive finding that every alleged use of force occurred exactly as White described, and it did **not** squarely decide that no constitutional violation could have occurred. Instead, the court assumed for purposes of the qualified-immunity analysis that a constitutional violation may have occurred and held that White had not shown the asserted Fourth Amendment right was clearly established in the specific circumstances of the Lower West Terrace tunnel. The court therefore entered judgment for the officers on the remaining individual-capacity excessive-force and supervisory-liability claims. The opinion characterized White's alleged treatment as harrowing while concluding that existing precedent did not clearly establish liability in that particular setting. Both parts of the ruling matter: the court acknowledged the seriousness of the alleged treatment, but the legal disposition favored the officers because of qualified immunity. ## Verified timeline - **April 8, 2021:** White was arrested in the January 6 criminal case. - **August 17, 2023:** She pleaded guilty to civil disorder and aiding and abetting. - **November 20, 2023:** Judge John D. Bates imposed ten days in prison, twenty-four months of supervised release, and ninety days of home detention. - **January 20, 2025:** The presidential proclamation granted a full pardon for covered January 6 offenses; the Pardon Attorney's recipient list includes White. - **March 13, 2026:** Judge Carl J. Nichols granted the defendant officers judgment on the pleadings in White's civil action based on qualified immunity. ## Factual FAQ ### What offense did Victoria White plead guilty to? One felony count of civil disorder and aiding and abetting under 18 U.S.C. §§ 231(a)(3) and 2. ### What sentence did she receive? Ten days in prison, twenty-four months of supervised release, and ninety days of home detention, according to the DOJ sentencing record. ### Was she pardoned? Yes. White was covered by the January 20, 2025 proclamation, and the Office of the Pardon Attorney lists her as a pardon-certificate recipient. ### Did the civil court find that the officers used no excessive force? Not in those terms. The court resolved the remaining claims through qualified immunity. It assumed without definitively deciding that a constitutional violation may have occurred, then held that White had not identified clearly established law governing the particular circumstances. ### Does the civil ruling erase White's allegations? No. The allegations remain part of the public complaint and opinion. But they must continue to be labeled as allegations unless separately established by admissible evidence or a later ruling. ## Archive priorities The archive still seeks the native amended complaint, incorporated video exhibits, complete body-camera files, criminal plea papers, judgment, sentencing transcript, individual pardon certificate, appellate or post-judgment civil filings, and provenance-cleared photographs. Submitters should provide original files, stable source URLs, dates, and chain-of-custody information whenever available.
The case file
On the record
- Case number
- 1:21-cr-563
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia — criminal No. 1:21-cr-00563 and civil No. 1:24-cv-00018-CJN
- Judge
- John D. Bates (criminal case); Carl J. Nichols (civil case)
- Disposition
- Full January 6 pardon issued under the January 20, 2025 proclamation. In related civil litigation, judgment on the pleadings was entered for two MPD officers on qualified-immunity grounds on March 13, 2026.
- Arrested
- April 8, 2021
- Plea
- August 17, 2023
- Sentenced
- November 20, 2023
Charges
- Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds Without Lawful Authority
- Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct on Capitol Grounds
- Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Impeding or Attempting to Impede Law Enforcement Officers Performing Official Duties
- Obstruction of Justice/Congress
Sentence
Ten days in prison, twenty-four months of supervised release, and ninety days of home detention.
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Connection to United States v. Nichols
Victoria Charity White appears in the record of United States v. Nichols through 4 shared documents on file below. The full case — timeline, people, documents — is public and free.
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4 documents on file
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Ryan Nichols' own paperwork — grievances, motions, letters, cell notes.
ruling · Mar 13, 2026
Victoria White civil excessive-force case: qualified-immunity opinion
Judge Carl J. Nichols granted two MPD officers judgment on the pleadings on March 13, 2026. The ruling rested on qualified immunity and did not definitively decide whether every alleged use of force occurred or whether a constitutional violation occurred.
other · Jan 20, 2025
Pardon Attorney record listing Victoria Charity White
The DOJ Office of the Pardon Attorney lists WHITE, VICTORIA CHARITY among January 6 pardon-certificate recipients.
article · Nov 20, 2023
DOJ sentencing record for Victoria Charity White
The DOJ sentencing record reports ten days in prison, twenty-four months of supervised release, and ninety days of home detention imposed on November 20, 2023.
article · Aug 17, 2023
DOJ guilty-plea record for Victoria Charity White
The DOJ record states that Victoria Charity White pleaded guilty on August 17, 2023 to one felony count of civil disorder and aiding and abetting. Government descriptions of her conduct remain attributed to the prosecution record.