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US Capitol police in Washington, DC, on Friday, January 15, arrested a Virginia man who allegedly tried to pass through a security checkpoint with an unauthorized non-governmental credential, unregistered handguns and more than 500 rounds of ammunition, according to the officials.
Wesley Allen Beeler, 31, of Front Royal, Virginia, was arrested around 6.30 pm on Jan 15 after police found two unregistered Glock 9mm handguns, 509 rounds of 9mm ammunition, 21 12-gauge shotgun cartridges and one 17-round Glock 17 magazine, all in his truck. At the time of the arrest 1 mile northeast of the Capitol building, Beeler was detained for illegally carrying a concealed weapon outside of a home or business, possession of an unregistered firearm, possession of unregistered ammunition, unlawful possession of ammunition and possession of a large range of ammunition feeding device.
The man’s brother
dailymail he believes there has been
‘a major misunderstanding.’
‘I believe someone forgot to put him in the system to be authorized in. He gave them the badge that was given to him. How can it be “false credentials”, when it was what they gave him?’ he added.
Police in a statement on Saturday said Beeler had turned over a
‘non-government issued’ credential and wasn’t authorized to enter the area.
Beeler told the Post he had been hired by security firm
MVP Protective Services to guard
‘media equipment’ near 7th and Constitution and had previously accessed the area with his badge.