EXCLUSIVE: Former US Capitol Police Commander Reveals Failures in Jan. 6 Evacuation Response

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U.S. Capitol Police radio traffic obtained by The Epoch Times reveals silence from command center, which Lt. Tarik Johnson says caused delays and put lives at risk

WASHINGTONโ€”A top U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) commanderโ€”recently retired Assistant Chief Yogananda Pittmanโ€”failed to respond to repeated urgent radio calls to evacuate the U.S. Congress on Jan. 6, 2021, causing the loss of precious time that might have prevented the shooting death of protester Ashli Babbitt, a former USCP commander said.

The delay caused by the radio silence from the Capitol Police Command Center was so urgent that the 22-year veteran lieutenant located near the U.S. Senate chamber forged ahead with the evacuation anyway. He said he feared lawmakers would be injured or killed if he didnโ€™t lead them to safety before the chamber doors were breached by protesters.

In a series of exclusive interviews with The Epoch Times, former USCP Lt. Tarik K. Johnson, 47, detailed allegations that Pittman failed to respond to multiple urgent calls for help.

โ€œI begged for help all day on Jan. 6, 2021, and I feel I was largely ignored,โ€ Johnson told The Epoch Times. โ€œI beg again on Jan. 6, 2023โ€”exactly two years laterโ€”for the proper investigative entities to uncover what really occurred on J6, and I pray that the country hears my cry.โ€

Johnson said the crucial delay in the evacuations should never have happened.

โ€œThere was no response from anybody at the Command Center,โ€ Johnson said. โ€œI say even before I initiated evacuation, I say specifically, โ€˜Weโ€™ve got to start thinking about getting the people out before we donโ€™t have a chance to.โ€™

โ€œI heard no response. Then I asked for permission to evacuate. I heard no response.โ€

Pittman, 49, who will begin a new job as chief of police at the University of Californiaโ€“Berkeley on Feb. 1, didnโ€™t respond by press time to a request by The Epoch Times for comment. She announced her retirement from the USCP in November 2022.

By Joseph M. Hanneman

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