Police in Maryland said a 15-year-old girl has been charged with assault after she threw bleach into the eyes of a police officer who was breaking up a fight between groups of teenagers.
Howard County police said the altercation was reported about noon Sunday in Columbia, Maryland. Officers began separating the groups when a girl began running toward a group of people near some officers.
Police said the girl threw bleach that was in a cup at an officer and people standing nearby.
The department said Ofc. Harold Tolbert, a 16-year-veteran of the force, got bleach in his eye. He was treated and released at a hospital but remains on medical leave.
The 15-year-old girl was charged as a juvenile with assault.
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