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.