Guillotine in tow: California man arrested near Capitol
TL;DR
Philan-Tam-Duy Le, 35, of Julian, California, was arrested near the U.S. Capitol after driving cross-country from California with a guillotine in the bed of his pickup; Capitol Police charged him with carrying a dangerous weapon as investigators probe his motive, noting the arrest occurred along East Capitol Street near the Supreme Court while Congress was in recess. Le’s brother described the guillotine as a symbol of disapproval toward both parties, and CNN has not yet reached Le for comment.
- Man arrested near US Capitol after driving from California with a guillotine in his truckbed CNN
- USCP Arrests Driver with Guillotine in Truckbed uscp.gov
- Arrest follows sighting of guillotine parked next to the Supreme Court The Washington Post
- Capitol Police seize guillotine from pickup truck The Hill
- California man arrested after guillotine spotted in back of pickup truck across from US Capitol Fox News
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