WASHINGTON – Officials say a U.S. Park Police officer was assaulted by an “illegal vendor” in Southwest D.C. Friday evening.
What we know: — Sometime around 5:00 p.m. in the area of 12th and Jefferson Street in Southwest D.C., officials say a USPP officer contacted a suspected illegal vendor. The suspect assaulted the USPP officer before attempting to flee on foot.
The suspect was apprehended near the Smithsonian Metro and was arrested and will be charged with assaulting a police officer.
The backstory: — Federal officers. including U.S. Park Police and National Guard members, have been deployed across several high-profile areas of Washington, D.C.…