DC Police Records Show Attempted Arrest of Rep. Cory Mills
Cory Mills DC police assault arrest records
Newly surfaced police records and body camera footage from the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department reveal that officers were prepared to arrest United States Representative Cory Mills following a domestic assault call in early 2025. The documents, which became public this weekend, detail a February 19, 2025, incident involving the Florida Republican and Sarah Raviani, an Iranian American political organizer. According to the original police report, Raviani called 911 at approximately 1:15 a.m. to report that her significant other had grabbed, shoved, and pushed her out of a shared apartment door.
Responding officer Richard Mazloom initially categorized the event as a domestic assault and began preparations for a formal booking, including summoning a transport vehicle to take the congressman to a station house. However, the arrest was abruptly halted after a superior officer intervened, leading to significant internal friction within the department. For a comprehensive look at the body camera footage and documents regarding the Cory Mills arrest attempt, please visit our investigative records section.
The footage captured by Officer Mazloom shows a tense scene where the investigator expressed vocal disagreement with his lieutenant’s decision to downgrade the incident from an actual domestic assault to a “family disturbance.” This shift in classification occurred shortly after Raviani appeared to speak with Mills on a phone call and subsequently changed her account of the evening. She began telling officers that the visible bruises on her arms and marks on her face were actually sustained during a recent vacation to Dubai while riding a camel, rather than from a physical altercation with the congressman.
Despite the recanted testimony, Officer Mazloom noted on camera that he believed the original allegations were accurate and that his bosses were politicizing a standard domestic violence response. D.C. law generally requires police to make an arrest in domestic cases if there is probable cause of an intrafamily offense causing injury, making the intervention by high-ranking officials a point of intense scrutiny. You can review the timeline of the 2025 domestic disturbance call involving Cory Mills through our legislative ethics archive.
Representative Mills has denied all allegations of physical misconduct and has characterized the release of these records as a partisan attack aimed at damaging his re-election efforts. He pointed out that no charges were ever filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office and emphasized that Raviani herself has criticized the politicization of the 2025 incident. Nevertheless, the disclosure comes as the House Ethics Committee intensifies a broader investigation into the congressman regarding allegations of dating violence, campaign finance violations, and questions surrounding his military service record.
The pressure for accountability has mounted within the Capitol, with representatives from both parties calling for a thorough review of the findings. The case has been highlighted by critics as part of a larger pattern of alleged misconduct within the current Congress, leading to renewed calls for expulsion or resignation. Additional details regarding the House Ethics Committee probe into Rep. Cory Mills are available through our live political tracker.
