When “Keeping It Real” Goes Wrong: White House Edition

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENT LEADS TO CHARGES AGAINST PALMETTO STATE NATIVE

A 37-year-old South Carolina native who works as a special assistant to U.S. president Barack Obama has been arrested after allegedly seizing the weapon of a U.S. Capitol Police officer and firing at him during a domestic dispute.

Barvetta Singletary – originally of Hemingway, S.C. – has been charged with first-degree assault, second-degree assault and reckless endangerment in the aftermath of the incident, which went down early Friday morning at her home in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.

Singletary was released by authorities in Prince George’s County, Maryland after posting a $75,000 bond. She has been placed on unpaid leave and her access to the White House has been revoked pending the outcome of the charges against her.

And yes, expect to hear crickets on this case from the domestic violence crowd … you know, seeing as this is another case of a woman attacking a man.

So … what went down?

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