Officer Who Killed Ashli Babbitt on Jan. 6 Housed for Months at Military Base on Taxpayer Dime: Records

Aaron Babbitt with his wife Ashli, who was killed at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Courtesy of Aaron Babbitt

The U.S. Capitol Police officer who killed an unarmed woman inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was housed for months afterward at a military base in Maryland, according to newly disclosed records.

Michael Byrd, the officer, stayed at a visitor suite at the Presidential Inn on Joint Base Andrews from July 8, 2021, through January 2022, according to documents (pdf) released to the nonprofit Judicial Watch as a result of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit.