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Man charged with felony assault for allegedly spitting on two National
Guard soldiers in DC
By Kaanita Iyer, CNN
Updated:
7:44 PM EDT, Wed August 27, 2025
Source: CNN
A man has been charged with felony assault for allegedly spitting on
two South Carolina Army National Guard soldiers who were deployed to
Washington, DC, as part of President Donald Trump’s .
An officer with Amtrak Police on Friday afternoon observed Scott Pichon
riding up to the two National Guard soldiers on a scooter outside of
DC’s Union Station, according to a statement of facts submitted to
court by an FBI agent. Pichon allegedly made “a noise like he was
coughing up mucus” and then he “spit a mixture of saliva and
mucus,” which landed on one soldier’s face and the other’s neck,
the court documents said.
On Tuesday, a deputy US marshal arrested Pichon – who has been
licensed to practice law in Maryland since 2019, according to state bar
records – on a federal warrant.
A security camera captured the alleged assault on the soldiers, the
court documents showed.
CNN has reached out to Pichon’s attorney for comment.
The charge comes as Trump has escalated his crackdown on crime in
Washington, DC, which began earlier this month when he took control of
the city’s police department and deployed the DC National Guard.
Since then, South Carolina and five other GOP-led states have activated
their to assist federal law enforcement in the nation’s capital. Last
week, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to begin carrying weapons.
The president has repeatedly complained about rising crime in DC, but
overall crime numbers than in 2024.
Trump’s moves have been deeply unpopular among DC residents,
according to a poll released last week. Roughly 8 in 10​​ residents
oppose Trump ordering the federal government to take control of the
city’s police department as well as his deployment of the National
Guard and FBI to patrol the city.
Earlier this month, another man, Sean Charles Dunn, was arrested and
charged with a felony assault for allegedly at a US Customs and Border
Protection officer. Dunn, who worked at the Justice Department and was
fired after the incident, allegedly screamed at the officer, “I
don’t want you in my city!”
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