A U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) officer has been suspended over allegations of fighting and being intoxicated in public during an official trip in Israel last month to scout out the area ahead of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi‘s visit to the Middle East.
The agent was detained last month ahead of a planned congressional delegation in Israel, where they were accused of ‘having a physical altercation’ while believed to be under the influence of alcohol, the Capitol Police said.
The officer was not identified by name; no gender was given. They weren’t charged with a crime in the encounter.
Usually, before an official state visit, agents are sent to the location well ahead of time to detect and tailor secure locations for the protectee, especially in a foreign country.
Pelosi, as well as seven other Democratic lawmakers, traveled to Israel on February 15 while the House was out of session.
The officer was reportedly taken to a hospital before being released and called to travel back to the United States, according to two sources briefed on the incident.
An officer within the US Capitol Police (USCP) was reprimanded after an alleged intoxicated physical altercation in Israel ahead of a visit by leading U.S. lawmakers
U.S. Majority House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is seen attending a joint meeting with speaker of the Knesset Mickey Levy at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament, in Jerusalem, Israel, Wednesday, February 16, 2022. Pelosi was on a two days official visit to Israel and the Palestinians Authority after the physical altercation involving an intoxicated USCP agent within the foreign country
Capitol police told news outlets in a statement that it would not be sharing the agent’s name due to no one being charged in the case.
Instead, the incident is being handled as a ‘discipline/personnel matter.’
However, the agency disclosed that the officer has been with the USCP since April 2018 and had worked three details for members of Congress.
‘On February 14, a United States Capitol Police Dignitary Protection special 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,’ Capitol police said in the statement.
‘The agent was not charged by the Israeli National Police, however 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 USCP’s Office of Professional Responsibility.’
Dailymail.com has contacted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office for comment.
U.S. Capitol Police have been under fire since the January 6, 2021, insurrection when a report from the Senate concluded that Capitol police were underprepared for the riot.
Since the agency has gone through drastic changes, including hiring John Thomas Manger as its new police chief.
At this time, it remains unclear if the officer will face further repercussions.
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