Baseball-bat wielding woman bites Capitol Police officer: report
Spc. Kevin Romig, 2nd Squadron, 104th Cavalry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Pennsylvania National Guard, from Reading, Pa., helps maintain a security perimeter around the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 10, 2021. National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from several states have traveled to Washington to provide support to federal and district authorities leading up to the event. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Master Sgt. George Roach)
October 15, 2021Frontpage news and politicsA woman wielding a baseball bat who "appeared agitated" allegedly attacked U.S. Capitol Police officers Friday morning including by biting one of them.
Police say several officers approached her, but she "did not cooperate" and "instead started yelling at them. When she raised her bat, the officers tried to take it," WJLA reports.
The woman, identified as Olivia Romano, 25, "allegedly became combative and bit one of the officers, police report." She was taken into custody.
WFLA points to a tweet in which Romano allegedly accuses the Secret Service of illegally arresting "Indigenious [sic] Water Protectors & allies."
The Biden White House on Friday pledged "to treat climate change as 'systemic' financial risk," Axios reports.
2) Officers then moved in on the suspect and she bit a USCP officer.\u00a0\n\nFox is told she will be charged with assaulting a Capitol Police Officer.\u00a0\n\nShe is now on the ground on the West Front of the Capitol claiming she was \u201carrested illegally\u201d and claiming police battery.— Chad Pergram (@Chad Pergram) 1634306046
