Alathea Duncan

Special agent Alathea Duncan was seen with the facial piercing during a morning press conference following the terror attack in the French Quarter, which left 14 dead.

“This is not a terrorist event,” emphasized Alethea Duncan, assistant special agent in charge at the NOLA office.

FBI investigators say they believe Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old from Texas, is responsible for the New Orleans attack that killed at least 14 people on New Year’s Day.

Duncan initially claimed Jabbar didn’t act alone, only for the Bureau to walk that back as well.

By the next press conference, Duncan appeared without nose jewelry, sparking comments on social media given that the FBI does not allow its agents to have facial piercings.