Emily Gabriella Sommer, a 32-year-old resident of the District of Columbia, has pleaded guilty to three counts of assaulting a government official. The charges stem from two incidents in May involving former Interim U.S. Attorney Edward R. Martin Jr. and two Deputy United States Marshals.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, on May 8, 2025, Martin was giving an on-camera interview outside the U.S. Attorney’s Office at 600 D Street NW when Sommer approached him and asked if he was Ed Martin before spitting on his shoulder. Afterward, she walked away while shouting insults and identifying herself by name.
Law enforcement later linked an X account with the username @EmilyGabriellaS and display name “Lefttits” to Sommer; that account posted about the incident on the evening it occurred.
Sommer was arrested on May 22, 2025. During her arrest by Deputy U.S. Marshals, she spit on one Marshal and kicked him shortly after, then also kicked another Marshal.
U.S. District Court Judge Jia M. Cobb has scheduled sentencing for October 10, 2025.
“I want to congratulate U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro, and her trial prosecutors Josh Gold and Jake Green, for the professional and respectful manner they handled this case and bringing it to a successful conclusion,” said Edward R. Martin Jr., who is now serving as U.S. Pardon Attorney and Director of the Weaponization Working Group for the Department of Justice.
The case was investigated by the U.S. Marshals Service and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jacob Green and Joshua Gold.
