U.S. Capitol Police Chief: Man Arrested at U.S. Capitol with Torch, Flare Gun

MANGER At about 12 ░░░░░░░░ this afternoon a white ░░░░░░░░ entered the south entrance ░░░░░░░░ the Capitol Visitor Center ░░░░░░░░ approached the screening area ░░░░░░░░ was directed to put ░░░░░░░░ coat and his backpack ░░░░░░░░ for screening He stood ░░░░░░░░ stood there for a ░░░░░░░░ seconds then put his ░░░░░░░░ on the on the ░░░░░░░░ belt As soon as ░░░░░░░░ his backpack and his ░░░░░░░░ went into the screening ░░░░░░░░ U S Capitol Police ░░░░░░░░ staffing that screening area ░░░░░░░░ what appeared to be ░░░░░░░░ in the shape of ░░░░░░░░ firearm They also saw ░░░░░░░░ bottles in the backpack ░░░░░░░░ the man was standing ░░░░░░░░ one of the officers ░░░░░░░░ a faint odor of ░░░░░░░░ And when they pulled ░░░░░░░░ backpack off the conveyor ░░░░░░░░ they noticed a much ░░░░░░░░ scent of gasoline At ░░░░░░░░ point the the subject ░░░░░░░░ detained He was placed ░░░░░░░░ arrest We found a ░░░░░░░░ gun a lighter and ░░░░░░░░ and a a torch ░░░░░░░░ in his jacket There ░░░░░░░░ also other articles in ░░░░░░░░ backpack And he is ░░░░░░░░ in custody And again ░░░░░░░░ very active investigation We ░░░░░░░░ we located his vehicle ░░░░░░░░ was several blocks away ░░░░░░░░ now have the the ░░░░░░░░ as well And again ░░░░░░░░ ongoing investigation I m ░░░░░░░░ to answer any questions ░░░░░░░░ you have.”