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The spittle connected with both of them, hitting one on the face and the other on the neck.
Pichon was arrested on Tuesday, which was four days after the incident.
He now faces charges of forcibly assaulting and making physical contact with the National Guardsmen, according to WUSA.
Both are felonies.
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National Guardsmen from West Virginia, Ohio, Tennessee, Louisiana and Mississippi are also aiding with the mission.
It’s not the first time someone in the D.C. area appears to have lashed out at service members trying to address elevated crime.
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The man was captured on video shouting at the officer before allegedly lobbing his sandwich at him and attempting to flee.
“So President Trump has vowed to make D.C. safe and beautiful again. And as part of his effort to fight crime, he’s bringing in our federal law enforcement partners … to help the Metropolitan PD fight crime,” Pirro said.
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“And then he took a Subway sandwich … and took it and threw it at the officer. He thought it was funny,” she continued.
“Well, he doesn’t think it’s funny today because we charged him with a felony — assault on a police officer. And we’re going to back the police to the hilt.
“So there, stick your Subway sandwich somewhere else.”
* Original Article:
Lawyer Allegedly Spits on Two National Guardsmen in DC, Now Faces Charges