The United States Capitol Police arrested a man armed with a pistol and a list of congressmen near the seat of the legislative branch, who shouted at the members of the National Guard and who, after his arrest, defended that an “electoral fraud” had occurred.
Dennis Westover, The 71-year-old from West Virginia was arrested and identified Wednesday, Washington DC Police said.
Wetsover was “yelling” at members of the National Guard inside the perimeter surrounding the Capitol when police approached him.
After his arrest for carrying an unlicensed 9mm Sig Sauer pistol and 20 unregistered rounds of ammunition, he assured that he believed in “electoral fraud” and that “he was concerned about the honesty of the elections,” CNN reported.
In addition, he had left his vehicle parked in parallel, at the intersection of Second Street and Washington Avenue. In the car, authorities found a ‘Stop the Steal’ document.
ARRESTED: Dennis Westover, 71, from South Charleston West Virginia was found parked near the U.S. Capitol with a gun, 20 rounds of ammunition, “Stop the Steal” paperwork and a list of lawmakers. https://t.co/xBkcznn1Bd pic.twitter.com/BoPjAtcOxS
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The detainee has been ordered to stay out of Washington, except for meetings with his lawyer and court hearings, although the prosecutor stressed that there was “concern” about his statements, although they were not “threats, only points of view.”
This arrest takes place a few weeks after the assault on Capitol occurred on January 6 in which five people died, including a policeman. There have been several arrests before for the assault encouraged by the former president’s declarations of electoral fraud Donald Trump.
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