A Virginia gunman is the third person arrested near the US Capitol in three days, while police fortify the area for Induction Day.
Guy Berry, 22, was arrested on Sunday afternoon for carrying an unlicensed pistol and possessing a large-capacity ammunition and unregistered ammunition feeding device, according to the WJLA.
The gun was “clearly visible in a holster” while the suspect was walking near Washington’s National Mall, police told local ABC affiliate
Berry carried three high-capacity clips and more than three dozen unregistered ammunition, the report says.
On Saturday, a Connecticut woman was arrested after police officers said she tried to get through security controls by pretending to be a police officer.
The day before, another heavily armed Virginia man was charged after trying to pass a checkpoint with false possession credentials. The police found him with an unregistered gun and more than 500 rounds of ammunition.
The National Mall is closed to the public after the January 6 deadly uprising on Capital Hill, and people have been asked to avoid the area.
Some 25,000 National Guard soldiers are descending on Washington to shore up the Capitol for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday.
Most of the country’s 50 state houses have increased security in anticipation of violent meetings by people who mistakenly believe that the election was fraudulently stolen from President Trump.
The meetings of armed protesters on Sunday in Lansing and Columbus were non-violent.