Carol Leonnig: Man w/ glock and 500 rounds of ammo is a "private security guard"

[Dennis Donovan]

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Carol Leonnig @CarolLeonnig

Folks: That man who drove into DC with a Glock and 500 rounds of ammo -- his wife tells me he was a private security guard and hired to help secure the Capitol grounds. He's charged with carrying all that firepower into DC without a proper permit.

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washingtonpost.com

4:46 PM · Jan 16, 2021

Erik Prince-related???

[ProfessorGAC]

1. 25,000 Troops On Site, And A Guy Not Known To Authorities....

...is hired to provide security?
With fake documents?
Yeah, sure.

[Croney]

2. I thought he had a fake inauguration-access permit too, unless it's a different guy.

[ret5hd]

3. Sounds like he might have fed his wife a line of BS.

[femmedem]

4. The fuller story, per Carol Leonnig:

"The Fuller Story: Man stopped with Glock and 500 rounds of ammo near Capitol was private security guard, his family says. He was not accused of showing phony credentials - but a "non-govt." credential -and an officer decided he wasn't authorized to enter."

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[uppityperson]

5. Uh. Huh.

[sinkingfeeling]

6. I call bullsh*t on that story.

[AllaN01Bear]

7. riiiigggghhht .

[greenjar_01]

8. Lemme guess: Academi?