A Williamsport woman allegedly assaulted two officers of the Department of Homeland Security by spitting on them while they were engaged in their normal course of duties.

Dominique Harris, 24, was indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts of assaulting a federal officer, according to the indictment through the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

The incident allegedly occurred on Nov. 30 in Williamsport, as the deportation officers were conducting a routine investigation that resulted in the arrest of an individual for immigration offenses, according to U.S. Attorney Brian D. Miller.

Harris allegedly interfered with deportation officers at the scene of the arrest and then followed them back to an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office where she attempted to enter the premises in her car through a secure gate.

When officers confronted Harris, she is alleged to have become belligerent with the deportation officers and spit on two of them.

This case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal

Operations. Assistant United States Attorney Geoffrey W. MacArthur is prosecuting the case.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America.

Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN). The maximum penalty under federal law for this offense is eight years of imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine.