The U.S. Secret Service issued a correction to a previous statement on June 13, saying that an agency employee had used pepper spray in response to an “assaultive individual” during efforts to secure Lafayette Park earlier this month.
“After further review, the U.S. Secret Service has determined that an agency employee used pepper spray on June 1st, during efforts to secure the area near Lafayette Park. The employee utilized oleoresin capsicum spray, or pepper spray, in response to an assaultive individual,” the corrected statement reads.
