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Woman Who Spat on Former US Attorney Charged With Assault

The event was caught on camera, and the suspect shouted her full name as she walked away.
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Woman Who Spat on Former US Attorney Charged With Assault
Ed Martin speaks at an event in Washington on June 13, 2023. Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/AP Photo
Stacy Robinson
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WASHINGTON—The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced on May 22 that it had arrested a woman for assaulting then-interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin.
Emily Gabriella Sommer, 32, allegedly spat on Martin while he was conducting a television interview. The incident was caught on camera. 
Stacy Robinson
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Stacy Robinson is a politics reporter for the Epoch Times, occasionally covering cultural and human interest stories. Based out of Washington, D.C. he can be reached at [email protected]