For the second time in less than a week, police arrested a man on Wednesday for allegedly attempting to bring a pistol into a building at the U.S. Capitol, according to Roll Call.
Police found the gun at about 9:20 a.m. when the man went through a security screening at the northeast door of the Cannon House Office Building, according to Roll Call. The man was arrested and led away to a police van at about 9:35 a.m.
Roll Call’s Hannah Hess tweeted a photo of the man being led away from the building in custody:
This man allegedly tried to bring a gun into Cannon House Office building around 9:20 a.m. http://t.co/qyY0sxno03 pic.twitter.com/XwInOcVZ2L
— Hannah Hess (@ha_nah_nah) July 23, 2014
Roll Call reported the man is Ronald William Prestage, 59, a farm operator and president-elect of the National Pork Producers Council.
The handgun was a 9mm Ruger, according to the NBC affiliate in Washington, WRC.
Capitol Police spokesperson Shennell Antrobus told WRC Prestage would be charged with carrying a pistol without a license.
This incident came only five days after Rep. Tom Marino’s (R-PA) press secretary, Ryan Shucard, was arrested for also allegedly trying to bring a 9mm handgun into the Cannon House Office Building.
“It was a total accident,” Shucard told WRC on Friday.
R or D?
(Laughs maniacally)
Well, if you can’t even remember if your carrying you gun or not, how on Earth are you ever going to spring into action and prevent the evil-doers from doing evil?
I wonder if he’ll get his weapon back. I bet yes.
I am just fine with people taking weapons into Congress. Why should they be any safer than the rest of us?
The National Pork Association lobbyist in Congress? And he’s arrested for trying to carry in a gun? ROFLMAO! So much material, so little time!