US Capitol Police arrest a Virginia man with fake inaugural credentials, a loaded handgun and more than 500 rounds of ammunition

[Reptile]

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

A Virginia man has been arrested for allegedly trying to enter through a Washington DC checkpoint armed with a gun, 500 rounds of ammunition and fake credentials, according to a report.

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.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[PaulR]

......and it turns out credentials were real and he's a Capitol security guard.
Well done as usual CNN.

 

[Reptile]

Va. man arrested at inauguration checkpoint says he was lost; didn’t mean to bring gun, ammunition to the District​

A Virginia man was arrested after law enforcement found at least one firearm and ammunition in his truck as he tried to enter an inauguration security checkpoint near the Capitol on Friday evening with a credential that was not authorized, according to court documents.

Wesley Allen Beeler, 31, of Front Royal, drove his Ford F-150 up to a checkpoint on E Street Northeast of the Capitol, where he was met by Capitol Police officers, according to the court documents.
Beeler was arrested on charges of carrying a pistol without a license, possession of an unregistered firearm and possession of unregistered ammunition, a Capitol Police spokesperson said. A judge ordered him released on personal recognizance and issued a stay-away order from the District.

“It was an honest mistake,” Beeler explained after being released. In a tear-filled interview, he said he has spent the last week working as hired security in downtown Washington ahead of the inauguration. He was running late to work and forgot that his firearm was in his truck when he left his home in Virginia, where he said he has a license to carry. He denied that he had more than 500 rounds of ammunition listed in his arrest report.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/beeler-arrest-inauguration-checkpoint/2021/01/16/8597db24-5834-11eb-a817-e5e7f8a406d6_story.html

As his credential was being checked, another officer noted bumper stickers on the truck’s windows, which read, “Assault Life” and “If they come for your guns giv ‘em your bullets first,” police said.

 

[mousegunguy]

There’s a gun registry in VA.?

 

[Reptile]

There’s a gun registry in VA.?

Maybe they meant the Glock was not registered in DC where it's illegal for him to possess.

 

[cetme24]

Watch out for that unregistered ammunition

 

[xtry51]

So basically the entire story is fake, which I assumed based on the source. Not shocked.

 

[Reptile]

He needs a better back story...

Still has no idea why he drove 1.5 hours to DC from Virginia.

"Forgot he had a gun next to him."

Said he got lost.

Charged with gun and ammo in DC.

'I'm not a terrorist' | Virginia man arrested with gun, 500 rounds of ammo at US Capitol checkpoint, police report says

The 31-year-old tells WUSA9 that he was supposed to be working security for the inauguration and that he forgot to take the gun and ammo out of his truck.

www.wusa9.com

 

[PATRON]

That's a set up,you will be seeing a lot more of them,Then they will have a reason to take all the gun's away.