The foul-mouthed woman who spat on a former acting US Attorney is headed for a guilty plea in court.
Emily Gabriella Sommer, 33, of the District of Columbia, was arrested on May 22 following an incident earlier that month in which she allegedly assaulted former US Attorney Edward R. Martin Jr.
On May 8, Sommer – whilst walking a dog – approached Martin, who was mid-interview at the time.
She yelled, ‘Are you Ed Martin?’ and then, ‘You are Ed Martin!’ at the official before seemingly lunging at him and spitting.
Sommer then continued walking as she screamed: ‘You are a disgusting man. F**k you, Ed Martin… My name is Emily Gabriella Sommer, and you are served,’ according to the arrest affidavit.
Martin was being interviewed in front of the US Attorney’s Office in Washington, DC, at the time and the camera captured the entire exclehange.
Later that day, Martin posted on X that he was ‘thrilled to meet with the prosecutors, investigators and paralegals’ on his Violent Crime and Narcotics Trafficking Section.
An X account that is believed to belong to Sommer responded to the post saying, ‘ED, that was me that spit in your face today…’
The post continued: ‘A pleasure to hawk a dehydrated, pithy white foam spit into your face. I only apologize that this city left me so dehydrated and unable to get water that I couldn’t produce more to stain and drip down your face.’
A criminal complaint was filed in US District Court in connection with the incident and Sommer was charged with three counts of assaulting, resisting or impeding a federal officer.
Sommer made her first court appearance on May 22, and it reportedly did not go smoothly.
She allegedly became ‘agitated’ when she learned prosecutors would seek a more serious assault charge that could send her to prison for up to eight years, according to Law & Crime.
The 33-year-old allegedly spat on and kicked two US marshals while she was being removed from the courtroom, earning her two additional assault charges.
The US Justice Department (DOJ) argued in June that Sommer had broken conditions of her release by targeting Martin on social media.
She allegedly harassed him with comments such as: ‘You mad, bro? You got fired, and then caught a loogie to the shoulder…’
Days later Sommer was arrested at her DC apartment for allegedly defacing her neighbor’s property.
The suspect allegedly spray-painted the neighbor’s front door with their name followed buy the word ‘Spy,’ according to police.
It is also alleged that she attacked the neighbors door with a ‘metal rod’.
Sommer was placed in police custody in June and ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation.
Sommer pleaded not guilty to all charges on July 30.
Court records show a change of plea hearing for Sommer is set for Thursday afternoon before US District Judge Jia Cobb.
Martin is known to be a controversial figure in Washington, DC.
He has suggested that the 2020 presidential election was stolen and has also fired prosecutors and FBI investigators who worked on January 6 insurrection cases.