WASHINGTON — A United States Capitol Police officer is under internal investigation. The officer, working as a special agent in the Dignitary Protection Division, is accused of an assault while working in Israel.
The incident happened last month, on February 14. According to a statement by the United States Capitol Police, the unnamed agent was doing advance work for a congressional delegation in Israel when the agent was accused of having "a physical altercation" while the agent was believed to be under the influence of alcohol.
The agent was not charged by the Israeli National Police, the statement says, but U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger immediately sent the agent home, revoked the agent's police powers and suspended the agent pending the outcome of an internal investigation by the USPC's Office of Professional Responsibility.
The agent has been with the Capitol Police since April of 2018. USCP says they are not releasing the name of the agent because they were not charged with a crime.
Additional details about this case have not been released.
