NEW: An Egyptian man who violently kicked a CBP agriculture detector dog named Freddie, will be deported, officials say.
A man has pleaded guilty to a federal crime after he was accused of assaulting a police K9 at Dulles International Airport, kicking it so hard it went airborne.
According to an affidavit from a federal air marshal, the man, an Egyptian national, kicked the Customs and Border Protection K9 — a 5-year-beagle named Freddy — as it was helping screen luggage Tuesday. It happened at a baggage claim area where EgyptAir Flight 981 luggage was being deposited after arriving at the Washington, D.C.-area airport.
Marie, 70, was arrested Wednesday. He pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Virginia to a federal criminal count of malicious assault on a police animal. He was credited with time served and forced to pay the veterinarian fee, CBP said. Court documents indicated the fee amounted to $840. He flew back to Egypt on a flight that left around 12:30 p.m. ET Thursday, according to CBP.