Suspect in U.S. Capitol bomb threat charged in federal court

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

A man who parked his pickup truck near the U.S. Capitol on Thursday and claimed to have explosives — setting off a five-hour-long standoff with police, along with the evacuation of several buildings in the area — was charged in federal court in Washington, D.C., on Friday.

Floyd Ray Roseberry, 49, of Grover, North Carolina, has been charged with the use, threat, or attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and use or attempted use of an explosive device. The first charge comes with a maximum sentence of life in prison, while the latter comes with up to 10 years.

While appearing remotely in federal court Friday, Roseberry claimed he had not taken his blood pressure or "mind" medicines in a few days but said he had trouble remembering how long he had been detained. "Not having my medication is going to make things difficult," Roseberry said. "I don't know what today is."

Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui then called for a competency hearing to determine whether the suspect is fit to proceed.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/suspect-in-us-capitol-bomb-threat-charged-in-federal-court/ar-AANyuKz

[Hugh_Lebowski]

1. So did he actually have any explosives? I've not seen that reported yet (nt)

[WarGamer]

2. no, it was fake.

[MagickMuffin]

3. That explains everything he didn't have his mind medicine!

Poor thing lost his mind.

[PoliticAverse]

4. Several types of psychotropic medicines can have severely negative outcomes if stopped suddenly.

His wife is quoted as saying:
"he had recently changed medication and had been going through some mental health problems."

[abqtommy]

5. That's OK with me since any judge has the power to make sure he gets sentenced to serve

a long, long sentence in a secure/locked down mental health care facility. They can try this and they
can try that; they can run but they can't hide.