Virginia man arrested at downtown DC checkpoint found with loaded handgun and ammunition, law enforc

[LiberalArkie]

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

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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[Cobalt Violet]

1. One less gun we have to take away!

[Atticus]

2. Like all of you, I don't KNOW what this guy was up to, but---it seems possible to me that this

was simply a feint to determine whether the fake credentials would work and whether the guns and ammo would be found.

This did not fly, so---"something else". Maybe.

[DFW]

3. I agree--this guy was, whether knowingly or not, a test case

Someone needed to know if his fake ID was good enough to get him inside the perimeter. Now they have their answer: no, it wasn't. Time for Plan B, and they have days more in which to try it out. I hope NO method of interrogation is spared until this guy reveals who made his fake ID (if he knows), and where he obtained it and from whom.

[Atticus]

4. We waterboard terrorists don't we? nt

[DFW]

6. I think the procedure is officially called:

Get answers first, describe the interrogation method later.

[TexasLefty29]

5. Thats a glass half full perspective

... half empty would suggest, “how many have we not caught?”

[Xipe Totec]

7. Proper Planning Prevents Proudboy Pandemonium. nt