Police in Washington, DC, on Sunday arrested a 22-year-old man from Virginia near the Capitol site who, according to them, had three high-capacity magazines, a firearm and 37 rounds of unregistered ammunition.
The Metropolitan Police Department in Washington DC confirmed to The Hill that officers arrested Guy Berry of Gordonsville, Va., Around 2:35 a.m. Sunday, “with the said firearm clearly visible in a holster.” According to a police report, he was wearing a Glock 22, and officers found that he was not allowed to carry a gun in the capital of the country.
Berry was charged with possession of a large ammunition feeding device, possession of unregistered ammunition and carrying an unlicensed handgun.
Berry’s Facebook page contains a photo of the riot on January 6 at the US Capitol building, reports the Washington Post.
The aunt of the Virginia man, who asked not to be named, told the outlet that he was not at the Capitol on the day the pro-Trump mob violated the building. However, she also told The Washington Post that her nephew is a proponent of the president. She said he “always carries his gun” and that “he is one of the outspoken people.”
The areas around the Capitol building, the White House and the National Mall are under locked in front of the elected president Joe Biden
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A woman was also arrested Sunday in Washington, DC, after she allegedly tried to pass police barricades and sue a member of Trump’s cabinet and law enforcement.