Agents of the United States Capitol Police arrested an armed man on Friday night who allegedly tried to use false press credentials to foreseeably commit an attack at Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony, which will take place on January 20 in Washington, D.C.
The arrest occurred around 6:00 p.m. (local time) in one of the numerous checkpoints installed in the vicinity of Congress, according to court documents cited by local media.
Officers detained the suspect when he tried to gain access to the security perimeter with false credentials for the ceremony, a Glock pistol and more than 500 bullets. At the moment he is accused of possession of weapons and ammunition without registering.
A look at the situation in Washington, D.C. right now, Saturday, January 16, just a day before dozens of protests take place across the country in rejection of electoral results that have already been certified and whose legitimacy is recognized by the international community.
Following the recent storming of the Capitol by hundreds of Donald Trump supporters, security measures have been dramatically increased in the nation’s capital, Washington D.C., where there are fears that Congress could once again become the target of rioters.
In any event, Biden’s inauguration has been designated a “special national security event,” implying that it is an act of national importance that requires security coordination among multiple agencies.
The Secret Service is leading the gigantic security perimeter, which will involve up to 25,000 National Guard soldiers, as well as hundreds of federal and local agents.
