A man w/ a #handgun showed up at the #Wisconsin Capitol demanding to see Gov #TonyEvers (D) on Wednesday, was #arrested, posted #bail, RETURNED to the Statehouse w/ a #AK47 #rifle & was taken into protective custody.

#PoliticalTerrorism #PoliticalViolence #Extremism #MAGA
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Man with handgun seeking governor arrested in Wisconsin Capitol, returns with assault rifle

A state spokesperson says a man brought a handgun into the Wisconsin Capitol and demanded to see Gov. Tony Evers and returned at night with an assault rifle. Department of Administration spokesperson Tatyana Warrick said Thursday that the man, who was shirtless and had a holstered handgun, approached the governor’s office on the first floor of the Capitol around 2 p.m. Wednesday. Warrick says after being arrested on a firearms violation, he returned to the outside of the Capitol around 9 p.m. with an assault rifle and was taken into custody. Evers' spokesperson declined to comment.

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The shirtless man had a holstered handgun & leashed dog (🙁) w/him when he appeared at the #security desk outside of the governor’s office Wed afternoon demanding to see the #governor. An officer arrested him for openly carrying a #firearm.

The man was booked into jail & posted #bail. He RETURNED to the outside of the Capitol w/ a #loaded AK-47 around 9 PM, 4 hrs after the Statehouse closed. He asked to see the governor again.

#Extremism #PoliticalViolence #PoliticalTerrorism #MAGA

Officers spoke w/him & asked to search his backpack. He agreed & they found a police #baton, which they said violated state #law because the man did not have a #concealed_weapons #permit.

The #Wisconsin Capitol Police took the man into protective custody for a #psychiatric evaluation shortly before midnight based on “concerning statements” the man made.

#Extremism #PoliticalViolence