Man arrested with weapon near Capitol; lawmakers request security funding
Source: UPI
Jan. 28 (UPI) -- A man carrying a firearm and ammunition was arrested near the U.S. Capitol on Thursday as lawmakers called for increased security following the Jan. 6 siege.
Dennis Westover, 71, was arrested outside the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial after he was found armed with a handgun and 20 rounds of ammunition. He also had "Stop the Steal paperwork," including a list of senators and representatives both in the U.S. Congress and his home state of West Virginia and their contact information, a Metropolitan Police Department spokesperson said.
Westover was taken into custody and charged with carrying a pistol without a license, possession of unregistered ammunition and unlawful possession of a firearm after Capitol Police noticed him parked in the middle of an intersection.
Capitol Police detectives said Westover told them in an interview that "he was concerned with the honesty and integrity of the election," adding that he was in engaged in a process of "righteousness, justice and truth."
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West Virginia Man Arrested Near U.S. Capitol After Gun Found In His Vehicle Pleads Not Guilty, Released
West Virginia Public Broadcasting | By Dave Mistich
Published January 28, 2021 at 2:02 PM EST
Updated Thursday, Jan. 29, 2021 at 1:00 a.m.
A 71-year-old West Virginia man was arrested Wednesday outside of
the U.S. Capitol after a gun and 20 rounds of ammunition was found
in his vehicle.
U.S. Capitol Police arrested Dennis Westover of South Charleston, West Virginia and charged him with carrying a pistol without a license outside of a home or business, according to a criminal complaint filed with the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
Police said at around 1:35 p.m. Wednesday an officer observed “a vehicle parallel parked in the middle of the intersection of Second Street and Washington Avenue, SW” — just a few hundred feet from where lawmakers and staffers can enter the Rayburn House Office Building that contains the offices of lawmakers and staff.
House lawmakers were not in session at the time.
According to police, Westover exited the vehicle and walked north before being stopped by an officer. The responding officer said Westover “was animated” and could be heard “shouting to guardsmen” who were on the opposite side of a fence.
An officer stopped Westover and, during questioning, he told them he came to Washington, D.C. to “see the fence that was around ‘my Capitol.’”
More:
https://www.wvpublic.org/government/2021-01-28/west-virginia-man-arrested-wednesday-with-gun-ammo-outside-u-s-capitol
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"We have members of Congress who want to bring guns on the floor and have threatened violence on other members of Congress," she said.
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