An armed man from Virginia is the third person to be arrested near the Capitol in three days as police fortify the area for Inauguration Day.
Guy Berry, 22, was arrested Sunday afternoon for carrying an unlicensed gun and possession of a large-capacity ammunition feeder and unregistered ammunition, WJLA said.
The firearm was “clearly visible in a holster,” while the suspect walked near Washington’s National Mall, police told the local ABC branch.
Berry carried three high-capacity magazines and more than three dozen unregistered ammunition, the report said.
On Saturday, a Connecticut woman was arrested after police said she was attempting to bluff past a security checkpoint by posing as a law enforcement officer.
The day before, another heavily armed Virginia man was charged after trying to drive through a checkpoint with false inaugural IDs. Police found him in possession of an unregistered gun and over 500 rounds of ammunition.
The National Mall has been closed to the public following the deadly January 6 uprising on Capital Hill, and people have been asked to avoid the area.
About 25,000 National Guard troops descend on Washington to fortify the Capitol for President-elect Joe Biden’s swearing-in on Wednesday.
Most of the country’s 50 state houses have stepped up security in anticipation of violent rallies from people who falsely believe the election was fraudulently stolen from President Trump.
Rallies of armed protesters Sunday in Lansing and Columbus were not violent.