Prosecutor: 800 Rounds of Ammo Found In White House Intruder’s Car

Uniformed Secret Service officers walk along the lawn on the North side of the White House in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014. The Secret Service is coming under renewed scrutiny after a man scaled the White Hou... Uniformed Secret Service officers walk along the lawn on the North side of the White House in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014. The Secret Service is coming under renewed scrutiny after a man scaled the White House fence and made it all the way through the front door before he was apprehended. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) MORE LESS
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal prosecutor says that investigators found more than 800 rounds of ammunition in the White House intruder case, along with a machete and two hatchets.

In a federal court proceeding, Assistant U.S. Attorney David Mudd said that the accused intruder, Omar J. Gonzalez, was a danger to the president.

He said the ammunition and the other items were discovered in a search of Gonzalez’s car.

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  1. Avatar for sjk sjk says:

    Wayne LaPierre must be sooooo proud.

  2. Luckily, this poor deluded soul could not, in his addled-state, figure out how to load the Hatchet or Machete.

  3. The discovery of all that ammo and sharp-edge hardware doesn’t put it in his hands at the time of the trespass, does it? BTW, did they find unused meds somewhere in that car or on his person? Sounds like a chemical prob - really.

  4. And a NRA “Life Member” beltbuckle.

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