Virginia man arrested in DC with forged inauguration credentials, handgun, and 500 rounds of ammo

[steve2470]

Link to tweet

[DURHAM D]

1. good god...

[Chainfire]

2. Well that is one we don't have to worry about for a while.

[Irish_Dem]

3. Thank God there is a lot of security all around WashDC.

[Submariner]

4. Hey.....don't make fun of him

Who among us doesn’t arrive early for inner city events before all the good parking spots are gone?

Sheesh... and we shouldn’t expect him to have to carry all that extra ammo weight from a satellite parking lot a mile away.

[Yonnie3]

5. Link to CNN with much more info

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/biden-inauguration-dc-capitol-news-01-16-21/h_1ac0f2630492cc82c96cc5c2cb16a07b

You will need to scroll down as it is an updating blog.

Virginia man arrested at downtown DC checkpoint found with loaded handgun and ammunition, law enforcement source says

From CNN's Peter Morris and David Shortell

US Capitol Police arrested a Virginia man as he attempted to pass through a police checkpoint in downtown Washington, DC, Friday with fake inaugural credentials, a loaded handgun and more than 500 rounds of ammunition, according to a police report and a law enforcement source briefed on the situation.

The incident occurred shortly after 6:30 p.m. when Wesley Allen Beeler pulled his pick-up truck to a police vehicle checkpoint at North Capitol and E Street NE, just north of the Capitol building, the source told CNN.

Beeler, from Front Royal, Virginia, presented officers with what was described as an unauthorized inauguration credential.

When police asked Beeler if he was carrying any weapons, Beeler told them he had a Glock semi-automatic pistol in the center armrest, the source said. The Glock was loaded with 17 rounds of ammunition and a round chamber ready to fire, the source said.

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[steve2470]

6. thanks for this nt

[SMC22307]

20. Wesley Allen Beeler... pick-up truck... Front Royal, Virginia... sounds about right.

Yeehaw.

[underpants]

7. CNN reporter "There is no evidence he meant to do any harm" just a few minutes ago.

[Yonnie3]

8. If it quacks like a duck ... n/t

[ProfessorGAC]

11. Wait A Second!

A guy with a loaded gun, including one in the tube, had FAKE INAUGURATION CREDENTIALS! And, he meant no harm?
That strains credulity.

[underpants]

12. That's what he said

Of course we do have to realize that when Joe Biden takes office he will do so without an experienced and trusted pillow advisor.

[MustLoveBeagles]

13. Wow

[Takket]

16. what an absolutely unethical thing to say

reporters are supposed to research the story and tell us what they know, not make sweeping assumptions like that. How can a determination like that be made without an investigation and its results being conducted first?

[IsItJustMe]

17. I agree. This reporter has no clue and yet tell us this.

[Straw Man]

19. Umm ...

The gun could be an honest mistake: "Forgot I left it there." The fake Inauguration pass? Not so much.

[Cousin Dupree]

9. Virginia Man. You know what that means.

[underpants]

14. Bumpass Va

According to the name CNN just gave and a quick google search. There is a person, 30, with roughly that name in Bumpass Va. North of Richmond about 1/2 way to Fredericksburg

[NCjack]

10. Gun + ammo is almost automatic conviction in DC.

VA man will go to Fed prison.

[Takket]

15. sounds like a dry run... seeing if his ID was good enough to get by........ and weapons would be

detected.

lock him up and throw away the key............

[IsItJustMe]

18. Scary thought.

But that's what it sounds like to me also.