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Woman allegedly attacked Capitol police officer with baseball bat: report

By FOX 5 Digital Team
Updated  October 15, 2021 5:54pm EDT
Washington, D.C.
FOX 5 DC

Woman with bat arrested for attacking Capitol police officers

A woman who allegedly approached Capitol police officers with a bat - and even bit one of them - was taken into custody on Friday.

WASHINGTON - A woman approached the U.S. Capitol Friday morning and attacked a Capitol police officer with a baseball bat, according to a Fox News reporter.

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According to Fox News Capitol Hill reporter Chad Pergram says the woman approached the Capitol from the West Front and "assumed a batting stance" and then tried to strike officers.

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When the officers closed in on her, she reportedly bit one of them.

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Capitol police charged Olivia Romano with assaulting an officer.

After the incident, the woman reportedly claimed she was "arrested illegally" and claimed she’d been attacked by police.