A woman has pleaded guilty to driving into the front entrance of the CIA’s headquarters in McLean, Virginia, tying up a loose end from an early-morning security scare that briefly shut down the agency’s main gate and drew a swarm of federal and local investigators.
According to DC News Now, the driver entered her guilty plea in court on Tuesday. The outlet did not immediately publish her name or specify the exact charge, reporting only that the plea is tied to the vehicle’s entry onto CIA property.
What Happened At The Gate
The incident unfolded on May 22, 2025, when a car struck a barrier at the CIA’s main entrance and a CIA police officer opened fire on the vehicle, wounding the driver, as reported by NBC Washington. Fairfax County police and the FBI responded to the scene, and the agency temporarily closed the main gate while investigators documented what happened.
Local reporting at the time said the driver was taken to a hospital and later faced criminal charges, turning what started as a security scare into a full-fledged criminal case.
Court Record And Previous Coverage
Earlier local coverage identified the driver as 27-year-old Monia Spadaro and noted that she had a prior 2021 DUI conviction. FFXnow later reported that a jury convicted her on related driving charges in October 2025 and cited court filings that included a reported blood-alcohol reading near .237. It is not yet clear how Tuesday’s plea lines up with those earlier proceedings or whether it resolves any separate federal counts.
What Happens Next
Details of the plea agreement, including any sentencing date, had not been disclosed in the initial coverage. Additional information may appear in court dockets in the Eastern District of Virginia in the coming days. No formal public statement from prosecutors tied specifically to the plea had been posted at the time of publication.
Local Security And Context
The Central Intelligence Agency’s headquarters, the George Bush Center for Intelligence, sits in Langley in the McLean area and is listed at 1000 Colonial Farm Road, McLean, Virginia. CIA.gov describes the campus as a heavily secured federal installation where incidents at the gate routinely prompt responses from multiple agencies. It is not the kind of driveway where a collision goes unnoticed.
