A D.C. woman faces assault charges after allegedly spitting on former Interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin Jr. while he was being interviewed by Newsmax earlier this month.
Emily Gabriella Sommer, 32, was arrested and charged with one count of assaulting, resisting or impeding a government official.
Court documents said it happened in front of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the 600 block of D Street NW on May 8.
Sommer approached Martin and asked who he was while using profane language, .
When he turned around, Sommer asked whether he was Ed Martin, and upon confirming his identity, “lunged at Martin and spit on his shoulder” before she walked away, yelling, cursing and identifying herself, the news release said.
Officers reviewed security cameras after the incident from the exterior of the U.S. Attorney鈥檚 Office and said they viewed Sommer spitting on Martin.
In a follow-up interview with Newsmax, Martin called it an “ugly scene,” adding he was “proud he had his overcoat on.”
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