Background: CIA new headquarters building in Langley, Virginia (CIA.gov) Inset: Monia Spadaro (Alexandria Sheriff’s Office)
A woman who was shot while driving in the wrong lane toward CIA headquarters had an “odor of alcohol” surrounding her, court documents allege.
In the early hours of Thursday, May 22, at approximately 3:40 a.m., Monia Spadaro was behind the wheel of her gray Toyota Corolla when she approached the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia. This information is detailed in an affidavit filed in the Eastern District of Virginia. The document features a photograph of a federal warning sign at the entrance, stating, “WARNING: RESTRICTED U.S. GOVERNMENT INSTALLATION” and making it clear that entry is prohibited for those “without proper authorization.”
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Reports indicate that Spadaro entered the premises using the outbound lane, prompting a CIA officer in a marked vehicle to flash their lights and sound their sirens.
The affidavit, issued by an FBI task force officer, highlights that she proceeded toward the main security gate while performing hazardous maneuvers, such as driving on the wrong side and swerving between lanes. An officer attempted to halt the vehicle, but it accelerated. Upon reaching the gate, the officer discharged their weapon, striking Spadaro.
The car rammed into one of the gate’s barriers, and police detained the suspect. This is where Spadaro’s name and vehicle registration were found. She was brought to the nearby Inova Fairfax Medical hospital to be treated for a gunshot wound.
According to the court document, Spadaro told hospital personnel that she had been drinking at Patsy’s, a bar in Vienna, Virginia, about 15 minutes away from CIA headquarters. A CIA officer who rode in the ambulance with her reportedly said Spadaro’s eyes were “glossy and bloodshot” and “she had an odor of alcohol coming from her person.”
This wasn’t Spadaro’s first alleged transgression, the FBI officer noted — in 2021, she was convicted of DUI in Virginia.
The affidavit states that “there is probable cause” to believe Spadaro “did operate a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol” and also drove her vehicle “in a willful and wanton disregard” of a signal from a law enforcement officer “so as to interfere with or endanger the operation of the law-enforcement vehicle or endanger a person.”
