LOS ANGELES
Authorities detained a heavily armed man attempting to enter the parking garage of a federal building in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday, officials said.
The man was stopped by security officers at the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building who noticed a firearm in his vehicle, according to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security.
The man was wearing body armor and multiple loaded firearms and knives were found in the vehicle, the statement said.
Jim Goodwin, a spokesperson for the Federal Protective Service, told the Los Angeles Times the man was detained shortly after 9:30 a.m. Goodwin could not immediately provide information about his identity.
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Officials apprehended a heavily armed man Wednesday morning attempting to enter the parking garage of the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building in downtown L.A.
The man was stopped by security officers who noticed a firearm in his vehicle, according to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security.
The man was wearing body armor and multiple loaded firearms and knives were found in the vehicle.
Jim Goodwin, a spokesperson for the Federal Protective Service, said the man was arrested about 9:35 a.m. He could not immediately provide information about his identity.
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The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Protective Service, which guards federal buildings across the country, is investigating the incident.
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‘Wall of Moms’ activist sues U.S. officials
She says excessive force used against her during protest By ANDREW SELSKY, Associated Press
Published: April 15, 2021, 5:58pm
Share: A member of the Wall of Moms protest group marches with other demonstrators July 28, 2020, during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse in Portland. (Associated Press files)
SALEM, Ore. A lawyer who formed part of a “Wall of Moms” confronting militarized U.S. agents is suing federal authorities, claiming excessive force was used against her and she was arrested without probable cause.
In the lawsuit filed in federal court in Portland, Jennifer Kristiansen also accused an unnamed federal agent of groping her breast and buttocks as he trapped her against a wall, leading her to fear she would be raped.
Lawsuit describes night of fear for Wall of Moms protester in Portland
ANDREW SELSKY
A lawyer who formed part of a “Wall of Moms” confronting militarized U.S. agents is suing federal authorities, claiming excessive force was used against her and she was arrested without probable cause.
In the lawsuit filed in federal court in Portland, Oregon, Jennifer Kristiansen also accused an unnamed federal agent of groping her breast and buttocks as he trapped her against a wall, leading her to fear she would be raped.
Named as defendants are Gabriel Russell, regional director of the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Protective Service, supervisors and 29 ground-level agents who are not named because they wore no name tags.