The United States Capitol Police (USCP) confirmed that two armed criminals who crashed a stolen car into barricades at the Capitol complex have been arrested.
Officers said the suspects were taken off the street as USCP arrested them and confiscated the handgun.
According to police, one of the guns confiscated also had a “giggle switch” that turned it into a machine gun.
“This is just one example of our nation’s police officers and their vigilance and perseverance removing dangerous criminals,” said USCP Deputy Chief Sean Gallagher. “They are constantly working to keep everyone safe throughout the Capitol.”
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The incident occurred around 2:15 p.m. Sunday, when authorities say the driver of a white Infiniti Q50 stopped along Massachusetts Avenue in Nebraska and noticed it idling at a green light near Union Station.
Officers suspected the driver was impaired and attempted a traffic stop, but the driver sped away and crashed into a vehicle barricade at the Capitol building near First and D Streets in Nebraska. .
The driver and passenger then fled the scene of the crash near USCP headquarters, troopers said. USCP officers pursued both suspects on foot and captured one suspect in the 100 block of Nebraska C Street and the other in the 500 block of Nebraska Second Street.
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Police identified the suspects as Ricardo L. Glass and Onosetare Okojie, both 20 years old, both of Washington, D.C.
Officers who arrested the suspects said they also found a Glock-style handgun with an extended 22-round magazine near the extra magazine on the passenger side.
Officers were also able to recover another Glock that they say had a “giggle switch” that was found in a flower bed in the 100 block of C Street in Nebraska.
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Police said the vehicle the suspects were driving was also stolen from Prince George’s County, Maryland.
Both men were arrested on charges of possession of an unlicensed pistol, unauthorized use of a vehicle, criminal trespassing of a motor vehicle, receiving stolen property over $1,000, possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device and fleeing, officers said. . Possession of a motor vehicle by a law enforcement officer, possession by a felon, reckless driving, driving without a permit, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, possession of unregistered ammunition, erasure, removal, alteration, or tampering with the serial number of a firearm. , and if it is illegal. possession of a machine gun.
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So far this year, officials said, bringing any weapons onto Capitol grounds is strictly prohibited, even if the gun is legally registered in another state or the District of Columbia. U.S. Capitol Police reportedly confiscated more than 30 guns.
