A national guardsman stopped an assault in Washington, DC, that occurred at the National Mall, the National Guard confirmed in a press release.
On Friday, D.C. Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Hector Amaya, whom the press release described as “a security forces officer with the 113th Squadron,” patrolled the National Mall and “witnessed a Park Police officer being assaulted while directing traffic.”
“The Park Police officer asked for our help, and I was the first one to catch up, and was able to detain him to the park police and turn him over,” Amaya said…