Read more about US: Washington DC mayor concerned about attacks on residential area on Business Standard. The mayor said what has been widely reported by the press was the lockdown on the federal grounds in the city, but the residential area in the nation s capital was also under threat
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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 quiet Sunday brought little relief to a city on edge from the deadly attack on the Capitol. Each day leading up to the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden comes with fear of additional violence and ever more security.
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Replay Video UP NEXT The troops were in formation. The residents were told to stay home. The heart of Washington was a fortress of fences, concrete barriers and security checkpoints. But on Sunday, the planned and promoted “armed march” on the nation’s capital never materialized. There were no gathered crowds, large or small, and authorities reported just one arrest of an armed man carrying a handgun and ammunition near barricades surrounding the Capitol building just after midnight.