Man Who Claimed To Have Bomb Surrenders To Police Near Capitol

August 19, 2021
First responders and police investigate a possible bomb threat near the US Capitol and Library of Congress in Washington, DC, on August 19, 2021. - Police said Thursday a suspicious vehicle was being investigated for... First responders and police investigate a possible bomb threat near the US Capitol and Library of Congress in Washington, DC, on August 19, 2021. - Police said Thursday a suspicious vehicle was being investigated for possible explosives and that people were told to leave the area. "The USCP is responding to a suspicious vehicle near the Library of Congress," the US Capitol Police said on its Twitter feed. "This is an active bomb threat investigation." The Federal Bureau of Investigation says it has also joined the probe. (Photo by Eric BARADAT / AFP) (Photo by ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty Images) MORE LESS
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August 19, 2021

A man who parked a pickup truck outside the Library of Congress Thursday and threatened to detonate a bomb has surrendered to law enforcement.

Capitol Police chief Tom Manger identified the suspect as Floyd Ray Roseberry of North Carolina.

Roseberry appears to have posted videos to a now-deleted Facebook page Thursday morning in which he addresses President Biden and describes calling in a bomb threat.

A standoff stretched into the afternoon as law enforcement negotiated with Roseberry. It remains unclear whether the vehicle contained a bomb.

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A man who parked a pickup truck outside the Library of Congress Thursday and threatened to detonate a bomb has surrendered to law enforcement.

Capitol Police chief Tom Manger identified the suspect as Floyd Ray Roseberry of North Carolina.

Roseberry appears to have posted videos to a now-deleted Facebook page Thursday morning in which he addresses President Biden and describes calling in a bomb threat.

A standoff stretched into the afternoon as law enforcement negotiated with Roseberry. It remains unclear whether the vehicle contained a bomb.

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  1. Are there any passive bomb threats?

    Or passive shooters, for that matter?

  2. Probably just the fireworks guy setting up for the renauguration.

    That’s still happening, right?

  3. There are inactive investigations.

  4. What are the odds this asshole (if he is in fact the perpetrator) has a lot of T***** bumper stickers and he’s wearing a MAGA hat??

  5. Perhaps there are passive aggressive bombs that indulge in “microexplosions”, sulking and slow walk their defusing.

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