Contractor Arrested at White House Was Previously Accused of Domestic Violence
Martese Edwards managed to get and keep sensitive jobs with the government despite a prior criminal history. And that was before his arrest for attempted murder.
ADAM RAWNSLEY
06.06.18 2:50 PM ET
The National Security Council contractor arrested on attempted murder charges Tuesday managed to obtain a contractor job at the White House despite a previous assault charge and domestic-violence allegations, court records show.
The Secret Service arrested Martese Maurice Edwards of Maryland early Tuesday after being notified that the Prince George County Sheriff’s Department had issued a warrant on May 17 for his arrest for attempted first-degree murder. CBS News reported that the arrest warrant, which remains sealed, alleges that Edwards shot his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend.
In May 2015, Prince George’s County charged Edwards with second-degree assault. The case was later dismissed and listed as a decline to pursue it further. It’s unclear why county officials dropped the case.
Edwards also appears in Prince George’s County civil court records as the subject of a domestic violence proceeding in August 2013. In that case, the court issued interim and temporary orders that Edwards not abuse, contact or enter the residence of the petitioner and stay away from their school and place of employment. The court dismissed the case in September 2013 after the petitioner failed to appear.
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