FOG BLOG U.S. POLITICS LOG: CAPITOL POLICE ARREST VIRGINIA MAN WITH WEAPONS AND FAKE PASS:
AS MANY STATE CAPITOLS RECEIVE TERRORIST THREATS FOR THIS COMING WEEK , THE CAPITOL IN WASHINGTON LOOKS LIKE A FORTRESS AS THEY GEAR UP FOR INAUGURATION DAY THIS WEEK.....A VIRGINIA MAN WAS CHARGED BY DC POLICE FOR TRYING TO GET THROUGH A DC CHECKPOINT WITH A LOADED GUN, FAKE PASS AND 500 ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION......US Capitol Police arrest a Virginia man with fake inaugural credentials, a loaded handgun and more than 500 rounds of ammunition trying to get through a checkpoint in DC
Wesley Allen Beeler, from Front Royal, Virginia, was arrested Friday evening
He tried to make his way through security checkpoints in downtown DC that have been erected ahead of Joe Biden 's inauguration, CNN reported
The outlet cited a police report and a law enforcement source
They said Beeler drove his pick-up truck to a police checkpoint close to the Capitol building which just one week ago was the site of a violent siege
He then allegedly showed officers fake inauguration credentials
He admitted to cops he was carrying a Glock semi-automatic pistol in his truck
Cops found pistol, 509 rounds of ammunition, shotgun shells and a magazine
Beeler was arrested for several offenses including possessing an unregistered firearm and possessing unregistered ammunition
The security detail around the Capitol is unlike anything seen before amid concerns of violence on inauguration day
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