Man wanted by US Capitol Police was stopped by Secret Service near Naval Observatory

[Nevilledog]

Link to tweet

Tweet text:
Scott MacFarlane
@MacFarlaneNews
NEW: Man wanted by US Capitol Police was stopped by Secret Service near Naval Observatory (which houses Vice President's residence)

Police say they found a long gun, a large amount of ammunition and several gun clips w/ ammunition in man's car parked in a DC garage
1:14 PM · Mar 17, 2021

[Karadeniz]

1. Horrifying!

[MagickMuffin]

2. DC needs to stay in lockdown. There are demented groups of gangwankers out there

The Gangwankers usually turn into gunwankers. Any way you look at it they are wankers wanting to do massive harm.



Good JOB DC Capitol Police.

[gratuitous]

3. Maybe he was just having a bad day?

Or a particularly aggressive Jehovah's Witness? Certainly we shouldn't jump to any unwarranted conclusions in any case.

[jaxexpat]

21. Yeah, tired of knocking politely at the doors and leaving a Watchtower hanging from the latch.

Bullets are SOOOOO much more effective..... and quicker!

Should patrol every Kingdom Hall to make sure. Hell, the Russians do and they never have their vice-presidents get shot and stuff.

[Corgigal]

32. And I just got pissed off again.

I couldn’t believe, but wasn’t surprised, the sheriff said that was the reason for that racist incel.

Grrrr

[BobTheSubgenius]

40. Thank god for calm voices!

From the scant information in the tweet, we don't even know if he's white or not!!

[niyad]

4. Are VPHarris and Second Gentleman Emhoff in residence yet?

[leftieNanner]

28. I don't think so

They are staying at Blaire House while the Naval Observatory is being renovated.

[niyad]

38. That is a relief.

[PCIntern]

5. Skeet shooting, I'm certain

He’s so good he uses a rifle rather than a shotgun.

These guys are nuts.

[soothsayer]

6. Stopped recently, or stopped in Jan while pence was still there?

[leftieNanner]

7. Looks like it's recent. nt

[bluedigger]

8. It's a tweet; you can't expect substantive information.

We'll just have to wait and wonder until an actual news story is filed.

[soothsayer]

12. Just wondering.

[PTWB]

16. What's wrong with tweets?

[intheflow]

25. 280 characters isn't enough for nuanced discussion.

I like my twitter account, but I understand why others don't. This post - all info, no source - is a great example of how fake news spreads. I have no idea if this is true or not (will be researching after I respond here), but because many "fine people" post "facts" without substantiation is reason enough to be skeptical of this being shared on DU.

[herding cats]

13. It was today. I posted a video below of the arrest.

The man was wanted for making threats agains the VP already.

[soothsayer]

15. Alrighty then

[marble falls]

9. We're under attack.

[bucolic_frolic]

20. It will be a plodding battle of wits, but traitors must be mercilessly crushed

and brought to justice. Our defenses must sustain a high degree of vigilance.

[marble falls]

22. The price of freedom is eternal vigilence.

[herding cats]

10. Video if the arrest.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. Any idea what this reporter was riding on, or in? Very smooth, whatever it was. n/t

[FailureToCommunicate]

34. I would guess he's on an ebike with a gamboled cell phone holder.

Very smooth, and the filming guy is not out of breath.

[Chainfire]

11. The government needs to get the attention of the right wing terrorists

in a way that terrorists understand.

[ProfessorGAC]

17. +1

The feds did not negotiate with Dillinger. Nor did they try to "understand" him.
They blew him away, because that's the language of gangsters!

[herding cats]

23. I think he was on a bicycle. NT

[bdamomma]

18. oh crap

lock up these jerks. Domestic terrorists that is what they are.

[peggysue2]

19. Okay, that's pretty scary. Also another reason (sadly) for continued high security in DC

These suckers won't be happy until they cause another violent fracas. Unless all their butts are put in jail.

[iluvtennis]

24. Ditto. nt

[intheflow]

26. So, was he wanted by USCP for Jan. 6th and today rounded up outside the current VP residence?

That's what the headline sounds like to me. The tweet and other news reports are very skinny on the deets.

[Nevilledog]

27. All I've seen is that he had made threats to the VP

[Nevilledog]

30. More info

Link to tweet

Tweet text:
Hilary Sargent
@lilsarg
Lots of info on suspect arrested at Naval Observatory... ⤵️⤵️⤵️
Image

Mike Valerio
@MikevWUSA
🚨LATEST: Bulletin for suspect arrested at Naval Observatory says he’s an Army veteran...

Discharged in 2014, after serving as a drone operator.

Paul Murray arrested for carrying a rifle and large capacity ammo feeding device
#breaking @WUSA9 @CBSNews
https://wusa9.com/mobile/article/news/local/dc/naval-observatory-vice-president-washington-dc-us-secret-service/65-456620d7-f476-46cf-be1d-9cbd186eed9b…
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[intheflow]

33. Thanks for the links!

[Grins]

29. Just another proud member of our "...well-trained militia"! NM

[3Hotdogs]

31. I don't know if that quite fits:

Discharged from military for schizophrenia

[FailureToCommunicate]

35. Maybe he was discharged for FOX induced schizophrenia.

[GulfCoast66]

36. If the schizophrenia is true, that a whole other can of worms.

And I don’t know about schizophrenia, but if I spent 4 years killing people remotely by drone, my mind would be scrambled. Not saying he operated armed drones, but who knows.

[Stinky The Clown]

37. Mother. Fucker.

[Oldem]

39. Dig a hole. Put the SOB in it. Build a sturdy jail on top. nt