Virginia man arrested at downtown DC checkpoint found with loaded handgun and ammunition
From CNN's Peter Morris and David Shortell
An area closed sign is posted on fencing outside the US Capitol on January 16, in Washington, DC. Eric Thayer/Getty Images
US Capitol Police arrested a Virginia man as he attempted to pass through a police checkpoint in a locked-down zone of downtown Washington, DC, Friday with “unauthorized” inaugural credentials, an unregistered handgun and over 500 rounds of ammunition, according to court documents.
Shortly after 6:30 p.m., Wesley Allen Beeler, 31, stopped at the checkpoint just north of the Capitol building, according to a police affidavit made public Saturday, and presented the credential that was “not authorized to enter the restricted area.”