Overview

• A deputy U.S. marshal arrested Scott J. Pichon on Tuesday on a federal warrant, according to court records.
• Prosecutors charge him with felony assault and with making physical contact with National Guard members performing official duties.
• Court filings say that at about 4:43 p.m. on Aug. 22 at Union Station, he rode a scooter past two South Carolina soldiers and spit a mixture of saliva and mucus that hit their face and neck.
• Amtrak Police Sgt. Robert Underwood reported witnessing the incident, and surveillance video shows the encounter and the soldiers’ reactions though it does not clearly depict spit.
• The soldiers are part of a recent deployment that now includes armed troops after an order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.