Washington Danger Arrested by a young man with a gun with 500 rounds of ammunition preparing for the Biden ceremony
On January 17, 2021 at 8:51 AM.
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The situation in the US capital is extremely tense. Especially after the FBI warns against harassment rallies.
U.S. police arrested a Virginia man at a security checkpoint near Congress in Washington. With this person holding an unregistered handgun and ammunition Along with documents that were not approved for the inauguration of Joe Biden’s new US president.
The man was named Wesley Allen Bieler from Front Royal. Virginia The police were arrested at approximately 6:30 p.m. Friday local time, according to the police. He was intercepted by officers on E Street, NE, about a half mile or less than a kilometer from the Congress building.
Bieler, 31, holds an unregistered Glock 17 9mm pistol with caliber ammunition, including more than 500 9mm rounds and 21 shotgun shells, according to police reports. CNN reported that he still has an unauthorized card. To prepare to pass through the Biden’s oath as well
However, Bieler’s attempts to get into the ceremony were unsuccessful, his mother, Charlotte Biler, said in a phone interview that her son was carrying weapons for working as a security guard. Safe, which he has been doing for years His mother also said she had not been in contact with him since Friday after his commute to work.
Bieler’s father said in an interview his son was part of a security team working with the Congress Police and the National Guard, and that his son may have forgotten his personal gun in the truck.
According to the state’s website, Byler holds a valid personal security license. And it is approved to have handguns, shotguns, or patrol rifles while assigned to duty.
According to the Reuters news agency The situation in Washington, D.C. is now very serious, said Don Beyer, a member of the Virginia House of Representatives, said the danger threatening Washington, D.C. is real and the city is at the peak of tension.
“Anyone who can bypass the area around Congress and Memorial Park this week should do so,” Bayer wrote on Twitter.
Photo Liz Lynch/AFP
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