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Nevilledog

(51,121 posts) Sat Jan 16, 2021, 03:01 PM Jan 2021

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US Capitol Police arrest man Friday with fake Inaugural credentials, loaded handgun & ammo

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Jim Sciutto
@jimsciutto
New: US Capitol Police arrested a Virginia man as he attempted to pass through a police checkpoint in downtown Washington Friday with fake inaugural credentials, a loaded handgun & over 500 rounds of ammunition, CNN reporting.
11:58 AM · Jan 16, 2021

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US Capitol Police arrest man Friday with fake Inaugural credentials, loaded handgun & ammo (Original Post) Nevilledog Jan 2021 OP

Expecting a LOT more of this. 634-5789 Jan 2021 #1

I really wish I hadn't watched movies stillcool Jan 2021 #2

1 DOWN . . . . ????? to go MagickMuffin Jan 2021 #3

I hope one of the precautions they're taking is keeping Nancy Pelosi safe tanyev Jan 2021 #4

Wesley Allen Beeler from Virginia FelineOverlord Jan 2021 #5

They may try all kinds of shit. Watch out! triron Jan 2021 #6

Surely he won't get out with bail Hav Jan 2021 #7

How would someone fake credentials? spotthebird Jan 2021 #8

634-5789

(4,175 posts)

1. Expecting a LOT more of this.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sat Jan 16, 2021, 03:04 PM

Jan 2021

stillcool

(32,626 posts)

2. I really wish I hadn't watched movies

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sat Jan 16, 2021, 03:07 PM

Jan 2021

and read books with characters like this. Thriller/Suspense has a whole new meaning.

MagickMuffin

(15,943 posts)

3. 1 DOWN . . . . ????? to go

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sat Jan 16, 2021, 03:07 PM

Jan 2021

Glad they caught this deranged kook, I mean terrorist.

tanyev

(42,566 posts)

4. I hope one of the precautions they're taking is keeping Nancy Pelosi safe

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sat Jan 16, 2021, 03:14 PM

Jan 2021

in a bunker somewhere during the inauguration.

FelineOverlord

(3,580 posts)

5. Wesley Allen Beeler from Virginia

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sat Jan 16, 2021, 03:18 PM

Jan 2021

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triron

(22,007 posts)

6. They may try all kinds of shit. Watch out!

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sat Jan 16, 2021, 03:18 PM

Jan 2021

Hav

(5,969 posts)

7. Surely he won't get out with bail

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sat Jan 16, 2021, 03:23 PM

Jan 2021

like many of the insurrectionists. That would be a clear security risk.
These terrorists are the real enemies of the state.

spotthebird

(171 posts)

8. How would someone fake credentials?

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sat Jan 16, 2021, 04:07 PM

Jan 2021

Obviously, he didn't do it convincingly, but wouldn't he need some sort of template to even start?

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