D.C. police asked prosecutors to charge Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) with assault. Mills denies wrongdoing, and the alleged victim denies an assault occurred.

A Florida congressman is under investigation for an alleged assault in Washington, D.C., an incident report from the Metropolitan Police Department shows. The NBC-owned station in Washington, D.C., is reporting it happened Wednesday afternoon at a penthouse in a luxury apartment building.

D.C. police confirm they are investigating an alleged assault by Florida Rep. Cory Mills, a Republican representing a district northeast of Orlando, calling it an active criminal investigation.