WASHINGTON — A person who entered the U.S. Capitol with a handgun in his possession and took a tour of the constructing faces weapons prices, police mentioned Thursday.
The 27-year-old Massachusetts man was arrested Tuesday after Capitol cops discovered him leaving the Library of Congress and strolling towards his automotive, police mentioned in a information launch. Officers discovered a handgun hid in his waistband, police mentioned.
No person was damage, and the Capitol police mentioned they discovered no proof that the person “was coming to harm the Congress.”
A police officer who allowed the person into the Capitol after looking him has been suspended pending a division investigation.
The suspect, 27-year-old James A. Faber of Massachusetts, was arrested for Illegal Actions, Carrying a Pistol With out a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Illegal Possession of Ammunition, and Resisting Arrest, in accordance with the Capitol Police.
Safety video confirmed the person coming into the Capitol via a safety checkpoint. After magnetometers sounded, the officer carried out a “secondary hand search” after which let him into the constructing, police mentioned.
The Capitol police “demands the highest standards when it comes to screening visitors, so a full review of this incident has already been ordered, as well as mandatory refresher training on security screening, so this never happens again,” the division mentioned.
The person was arrested on prices together with carrying a pistol with no license, possession of an unregistered firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition and resisting arrest.
Home lawmakers whose committee oversees the Capitol police mentioned they’re “severely disappointed in the security failure” and would require the division to conduct “a robust review of all visitor screening practices.”
“We must ensure this never happens again,” mentioned a joint assertion from the Home Administration committee’s chair, Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, and rating member, Rep. Joe Morelle, D-New York.
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