WASHINGTON — A Maryland lawyer faces a felony assault charge for allegedly spitting on two members of the National Guard at Union Station last week.

Just after 4:40 p.m. Friday, two South Carolina National Guard members were patrolling in uniform outside Union Station when a man, identified in charging documents as Scott J. Pichon, rode up to them on a Lime scooter. In a statement of facts, Amtrak Police Sergeant Robert Underwood said he heard a noise like Pichon was coughing up mucus, and then saw him spit saliva and mucus at the two National Guardsmen.

His spit struck one Guardsman in the face and the other in the neck, according to a statement of facts filed in federal court in D.C.

Pichon, 33, was arrested on a federal warrant Tuesday and made his initial appearance in court the sam

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