A Metropolitan Police Department sergeant was arrested by federal agents on Tuesday night after a traffic stop, authorities say.

The sergeant in the D.C. police department’s Fifth District was charged with assault on an officer, fleeing the scene and weapons charges, an MPD spokesperson told News4.

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It wasn’t immediately clear why the officer was stopped or what led to his arrest.

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