Guillotine in Truck Bed Triggers Arrest Near Supreme Court, Family Says It Was Symbolic
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Capitol Police arrested 35-year-old Philan-Tam-Duy Le of San Diego County after a guillotine was found in the bed of a pickup near the U.S. Supreme Court; his family says the device was meant as a symbolic protest rather than a threat, and investigators are reviewing his background and motives as he traveled from California.
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- SoCal man who allegedly took guillotine to Washington is unhappy with state of politics, family says Los Angeles Times
- USCP Arrests Driver with Guillotine in Truckbed uscp.gov
- California man arrested with guillotine near U.S. Capitol NBC4 Washington
- Arrest follows sighting of guillotine parked next to the Supreme Court The Washington Post
- Man arrested after guillotine is found in pickup truck near Capitol NBC News
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