A United States Secret Service agent has been charged with a string of criminal offences following a drunken rampage at a hotel in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The incident, described in court documents, involved the agent smashing glass and making violent threats while intoxicated.
The agent was reportedly part of a security detail assigned to a presidential visit when the altercation occurred. According to a criminal complaint, hotel staff were forced to intervene after the off-duty agent began causing significant damage to the property and acting in a threatening manner.
Local police were called to the scene to subdue the individual. The complaint details how the agent, in a bizarre twist, challenged responding officers to a fight, boasting he could take them all on and even invoking the name of wrestling icon Hulk Hogan.
The agent now faces charges of criminal mischief, public drunkenness, and disorderly conduct. The Secret Service has confirmed the agent's status is under review, stating they hold all personnel to the highest professional and ethical standards.
This embarrassing episode raises serious questions about conduct and protocol within the elite protective service, especially for agents on official travel assignments.
