Armed Man Arrested Outside US Capitol Following Tour – EVOL

An armed Massachusetts man was apprehended by Capitol Police near the Library of Congress after taking a tour of the Capitol the day following the inauguration, authorities revealed.

James Faber, 27, was promptly arrested Tuesday after authorities found a 9mm handgun “concealed in his waistband,” according to Capitol Police.

They found him while responding to reports of a man with “mental health issues and suicidal thoughts.”

The 27-year-old had been allowed into the Capitol Visitor Center about an hour prior to being detained, despite magnetometers sounding and an officer conducting a hand search when he went through security.

The officer who searched him has been suspended pending an investigation.

“Thankfully nobody was hurt. The USCP demands the highest standards when it comes to screening visitors, so a full review of this incident has already been ordered, as well as mandatory refresher training on security screening, so this never happens again,” Capitol Police said in a statement.

Faber was arrested on charges of carrying a pistol without a license, resisting arrest, possession of an unregistered firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition.

Before the incident, the Secret Service and Washington, DC, Metropolitan police interviewed a man in a hotel over suicidal

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