GA Man Charged After Guns Found In Vehicle Stopped Near U.S. Capitol

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Capitol Cops arrested an 80-year-old Georgia man after two handguns and a shotgun had been discovered inside his van Wednesday close to the U.S. Capitol.

Round 3:45 p.m., Capitol Cops seen a small, white van was illegally parked alongside the 100 block of East Capitol Road. The driving force — Tony H. Payne, 80, of Tunnel Hill, Georgia — instructed officers he had weapons within the van, in response to a information launch. A Okay-9 additionally alerted on the car.

Payne, one other man, and a lady had been all detained in the course of the search. Officers discovered the three weapons contained in the van.

The detainees instructed investigators they had been there to ship paperwork to the U.S. Supreme Court docket.

Payne was charged with illegal actions for bringing the weapons to Capitol Grounds, the police company mentioned.

Weapons are banned from Capitol Grounds, but dozens of individuals are arrested annually for violating the legislation, authorities mentioned.

A pipe and containers had been additionally discovered within the car, so the company’s Hazardous Incident Response Division searched and cleared the van.

A lady and one other man had been briefly detained, however weren’t arrested.

A number of close by roads had been closed close to the U.S. Capitol, the U.S. Supreme Court docket and the Library of Congress had been closed as police investigated.