Man surrenders after claiming to have bomb near Capitol
Source: AP
By ERIC TUCKER, MICHAEL BALSAMO and COLLEEN LONG
WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who claimed to have a bomb in a pickup truck near the Capitol surrendered to law enforcement after an hourslong standoff Thursday that prompted a massive police response and the evacuations of government buildings and businesses in the area.
Police did not immediately know whether there were explosives in the vehicle, but authorities were searching the truck in an effort to understand what led the man, identified by law enforcement officials as 49-year-old Floyd Ray Roseberry of North Carolina, to drive onto the sidewalk outside the Library of Congress and make bomb threats to officers.
The standoff was resolved peacefully after roughly five hours of negotiations, ending when Roseberry crawled out of the truck and was taken into law enforcement custody. But the incident brought the area surrounding the Capitol to a virtual standstill as police emptied buildings and cordoned off streets as a precaution. Congress is in recess this week, but staffers were seen calmly walking out of the area at the direction of authorities.
The episode unfolded during a tense period in Washington, coming eight months after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and and one month before a planned rally in Washington that law enforcement officials have been preparing for.
A person is apprehended after being in a pickup truck parked on the sidewalk in front of the Library of Congress' Thomas Jefferson Building, as seen from a window of the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, in Washington. Officials evacuated a number of buildings around the Capitol and sent snipers to the area after officers saw a man holding what looked like a detonator inside the pickup, which had no license plates. The man was identified as Floyd Ray Roseberry, 49, of Grover, North Carolina, according to two people briefed on the matter. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Investigators said Roseberry had a propane tank in his truck but said they weren’t sure if there was an explosive device in the vehicle. Roseberry posted several videos on a now-deleted Facebook page on Thursday, demanding to speak with President Joe Biden. Authorities have not determined Roseberry’s motive at this time. During a long Facebook live video, Roseberry said, “the revolution is on” and that he would “die for this land.”
WCNC Charlotte confirmed that Roseberry is a Republican registered voter since 2016. Investigators said Roseberry’s criminal record was “nothing that serious.” In the late 1980s, Roseberry was charged with theft of more than $ 200 and driving without a license. He was given probation for those crimes. United States Capitol Police said Roseberry’s mother recently passed away. Members of Roseberry’s family told police that he was dealing with “other problems.”
