FILE - Ed Martin speaks at an event hosted by Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., at the Capitol in Washington, June 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)
Woman accused of spitting on a top federal prosecutor is arrested on an assault charge
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥 A woman accused of spitting on the top federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital was arrested Thursday on a federal assault charge, court records show.
FILE - Ed Martin speaks at an event hosted by Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., at the Capitol in Washington, June 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥 A woman accused of spitting on the top federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital was arrested Thursday on a federal assault charge, court records show.
Then-acting U.S. Attorney was being interviewed on video by a Newsmax reporter on a sidewalk outside his office on May 8 when Emily Gabriella Sommer approached him and spit on his left shoulder, a deputy U.S. Marshal’s affidavit says.
Video captured Sommer swearing at Martin, calling him 鈥渁 disgusting man鈥 and yelling, “My name is Emily Gabriella Sommer, and you are served,鈥 before walking away, the affidavit says.
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The encounter occurred on the same day that President Donald Trump pulled Martin’s nomination to remain U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia on a more permanent basis.
Former Fox News host replaced Martin, who faced bipartisan opposition in the Senate after a turbulent stint in the nation鈥檚 largest U.S. Attorney鈥檚 office. A said he could not support Martin for the job due to his defense of rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol more than four years ago. Martin roiled the office with a series of unorthodox moves, such as subordinates who worked on politically sensitive cases.
Sommer later took credit for the spitting incident in a message replying to a social media post by Martin, according to the deputy.
Sommer, 32, was arrested in Washington, D.C., on charging her with assaulting, resisting or impeding a government official. The charge carries a maximum sentence of eight years in prison. Pirro鈥檚 name 鈥 not Martin鈥檚 鈥 is on the signature block for a court filing in Sommer鈥檚 case.
A federal magistrate judge ordered Sommer released from custody after her initial court appearance, which she repeatedly disrupted with outbursts. U.S. Marshals Service deputies led her into the courtroom in handcuffs and shackles. Deputies picked her up and carried her out of the courtroom after one of her interruptions prompted the magistrate to suspend the hearing. Sommer later apologized to the magistrate for her courtroom conduct.
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