Rep. Cory Mills Is Under Investigation for Alleged Assault, Police Say

The Florida lawmaker, who intends to run for the Senate, is being investigated by D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department for an incident reported at a residential address.

Cory Mills

Rep. Cory Mills, who is currently serving his second term in the House, is a staunch ally of Donald Trump. Rod Lamkey/AP

Washington, D.C.’s police department is investigating Republican Rep. Cory Mills of Florida for an alleged assault after an incident was reported at a residential address two miles west of the U.S. Capitol, the Metropolitan Police Department confirmed to NOTUS.

MPD said officers responded to a report of an assault around 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 19. According to the incident report obtained by NOTUS, there is an active criminal investigation underway for simple assault.

The incident report does not name Mills; however, when asked by NOTUS who the alleged perpetrator was, MPD confirmed the Florida lawmaker was under investigation for alleged simple assault.