DC: Capitol police arrest man with manifesto, flare gun, and blow torch

Source: Fox News

“U.S. Capitol Police announced Tuesday that officers arrested a man who ‘smelled like fuel’ and had a torch and a flare gun at the U.S. Capitol. Capitol police said the man, whose name was not immediately released, was stopped during the security screening process at the Capitol Visitor Center (CVC). … Fox is told the suspect also wrote a 25-page manifesto and indicated that on Tuesday he intended to deliver it to Congress. … At a press conference, Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger said ‘some’ of the suspect’s clothing smelled like gasoline, ‘but not all of it,’ so ‘it’s really unknown at this point what his intention was.’ ‘There’s no indication right now that it had anything to do with the election,’ Manger said …” (11/05/24)

https://www.foxnews.com/us/police-arrest-man-us-capitol-smelling-fuel-manifesto-flare-gun-blow-torch