United States Capitol Police (USCP) Monday morning arrested a 67-year-old Mississippi man at the North Barricade on Constitution Avenue after he approached the barricade in a rented Ford Bronco with a handgun in his lap.
The incident happened around 11:22 a.m., the same day the Senate reentered session after a break. As an officer fielded a question from the man about directions to the Supreme Court, he noticed the gun. Firearms are not allowed on the Capitol Grounds.
Authorities took the individual, identified as Wendell J. Royster of Columbia, Mississippi, into custody without incident.
“The officer noticed a handgun on the driver’s lap, so the officer ordered the man to put up his hands,” a statement read. “A team of USCP officers surrounded the SUV and took the driver into custody. The driver was arrested without incident within two minutes of pulling up to the North Barricade.”…