A member of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s security detail was arrested in Brussels last week.

A Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) supervisor who was assigned to Rubio was arrested while Rubio was visiting Europe last week.

The State Department said in a statement that it is “aware of allegations of an incident involving an employee in Brussels” and is currently investigating the incident.

According to The Hill, the supervisor was arrested by local police after acting erratically at Brussels’s Hotel Amigo after staff at the bar would not open it after business hours.

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Here’s what The Hill reported:

The State Department said it is reviewing an “incident” with Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s security detail during last week’s trip to Europe.

A Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) shift supervisor reportedly was arrested and released following an altercation with local police.

The State Department spokesperson told The Hill in an emailed statement that the DSS is “aware of allegations of an incident involving an employee in Brussels” last Monday.

“While we don’t discuss specific personnel matters, the allegations are being examined,” the spokesperson added.
A senior shift supervisor was arrested March 31 at Brussels’s Hotel Amigo, where Rubio was staying, the Washington Examiner reported Monday.

The bodyguard, who was not named by the Examiner, was acting “erratically” and became irritated when the hotel’s staff would not open its bar after business hours. After trying to convince the member of Rubio’s security detail to go to his room, the bodyguard got physically aggressive and law enforcement was called to the scene. The agent got into an altercation with police officers and was arrested, the Examiner reported, citing two sources with direct knowledge of the situation who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

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Per The Washington Examiner:

A Diplomatic Security Service shift supervisor assigned to Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s protective detail was arrested by Belgian police at a Brussels hotel last Monday after arguing with hotel staff and fighting with responding police officers. Later that week, Rubio stayed in the same place, Hotel Amigo, while attending NATO’s foreign ministers meeting.

The DSS veteran, whose name the Washington Examiner is withholding, was a senior agent on the DSS advance party to Belgium. That protective advance party was responsible for securing the hotel and conducting final security preparations at the various sites in Brussels for Rubio’s visit.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, two sources with direct knowledge of the situation told the Washington Examiner that the agent in question was behaving erratically and became irate when hotel staff refused to reopen the bar beyond its normal hours. When staff, including the night manager, attempted to persuade the agent to return to his room, the agent became physically aggressive. Police were then called.

The agent engaged in an altercation with numerous police officers, leading to his arrest. The agent was released from police custody later that day after intervention by the U.S. Embassy.

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