At the Capitol Visitor Center on Tuesday evening, U.S. Capitol Police officials detained a suspect who” smelled of energy” and was holding a flare gun and light during the screening process.
The U.S. Capitol Police stated in a post on X, formerly Twitter, that “our officers just arrested a man who was stopped during our screening process at the Capitol Visitor Center ( CVC).” The person smelled like gas, had a light &, a rocket gun”.
The Capitol Visitor Center will be closed for trips for the rest of the day as a result of the investigation into the dubious incident, according to the U.S. Capitol Police’s report on Tuesday afternoon’s arrest.
Sharing an update later Tuesday afternoon, the U. S. Capitol Police tweeted,” Our authorities tracked the suspect’s past actions and located his car at 9th and Maryland Avenue, NE, which was just cleared”.
According to , NBC4, the suspect arrested by U. S. Capitol Police officials is apparently a 28-year-old gentleman from Michigan.
During a Tuesday press meeting, U. S. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger explained that the suspect entered the Capitol Visitor Center’s southern entrance at about 12: 20 p. m., where he approached the testing area,” stood there for a few seconds”, and therefore “put his stuff on the conveyor belt”.
According to Manger, the U.S. Capitol Police officers in charge of the screen place” saw what appeared to be something with the shape of a firearm.” They even observed two bottles of wine while the man was standing there, he added. When one of the officers pulled the handbag off the conveyor belt, they noticed a little stronger smell of gas, and one of the soldiers noticed a faint smell of oil.
According to Manger, after noticing the taste of oil, the believe was “detained” and “placed under imprisonment”. The U. S. Capitol Police main even noted that a burst gun and a light light were discovered in the criminal’s hands.
Manger claimed to have “quite a lot” of documents with him that he intended to deliver to Congress, according to NBC 4. The outlet noted that legislation enforcement was also looking into the suspect’s programs.
When questioned about whether authorities believed the suspect had a plan to start himself on fireplace, Manger responded,” It’s hard to tell. He may possess wanted to set some items on fire in his suitcase. He did n’t appear to have drained all of his clothing. Some of his garments had a gasoline-like odor, but not all of it. Therefore, what exactly was his goal at this time?
