By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
A Secret Service agent assigned to protect Vice President Pence was suspended after an alleged meet-up with a prostitute in a Maryland hotel.
The Secret Service told the Washington Post it “is aware of an alleged incident involving an off-duty Secret Service employee.”
The agency required the agent, who was placed on administrative leave, to surrender all equipment.
“We are exploring the full range of disciplinary actions,” the spokesman said.
After police responded to a call about suspicious activity in a hotel room in Maryland, the agent was arrested and charged with solicitation.
“The Secret Service takes allegations of criminal activity very seriously,” the spokesman said in the statement.
“The Secret Service is committed to ensuring that all employees are held to the highest level of professional and ethical standards of conduct.”
