US Capitol Police arrest a Virginia man with fake inaugural credentials, a loaded handgun and more than 500 rounds of ammunition trying to get through a checkpoint in DC
- Wesley Allen Beeler, from Front Royal, Virginia, was arrested Friday evening
- He tried to make his way through security checkpoints in downtown DC that have been erected ahead of Joe Biden 's inauguration, CNN reported
- The outlet cited a police report and a law enforcement source
- They said Beeler drove his pick-up truck to a police checkpoint close to the Capitol building which just one week ago was the site of a violent siege
- He then allegedly showed officers fake inauguration credentials
- He admitted to cops he was carrying a Glock semi-automatic pistol in his truck
- Cops found pistol, 509 rounds of ammunition, shotgun shells and a magazine
- Beeler was arrested for several offenses including possessing an unregistered firearm and possessing unregistered ammunition
- The security detail around the Capitol is unlike anything seen before amid concerns of violence on inauguration day
Wesley Allen Beeler, from Front Royal, Virginia, was arrested Friday evening as he tried to make his way through security checkpoints in downtown DC that have been erected ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration, CNN reported.
The outlet cited a police report and a law enforcement source which said Beeler drove his pick-up truck to a checkpoint at North Capitol and E Street NE close to the Capitol just after 6:30 p.m.
Man tries to enter DC checkpoint with gun and fake credentials
Wesley Allen Beeler, from Front Royal, Virginia, was arrested Friday evening as he tried to make his way through security checkpoints in downtown DC, CNN reported.
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