Police Arrest a California Man After Finding a Guillotine Near the US Capitol
Police said the 35-year-old driver was charged with carrying a dangerous weapon after officers found the guillotine in his truck.
- United States Capitol Police arrested a man on Tuesday after spotting a guillotine in his pickup truck parked near the Capitol Building and Supreme Court building.
- Invented in late-18th-century France, the guillotine consists of a heavy blade mounted on a wooden frame and became a symbol of the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
- Officers detained 35-year-old Philan-Tam-Duy of Julian, California, shortly after 3 p.m. when his truck was found illegally parked in the 100 block of East Capitol Street.
- Police charged Philan-Tam-Duy with Carrying a Dangerous Weapon, and USCP investigators are examining why he drove from California to the District and his intent behind transporting the device.
- Investigators are currently reviewing the driver's background to determine why he made the trip to the Capitol and what motivated him to transport the device.
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California man with a guillotine is arrested near US Supreme Court building, police say
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The police arrested today a man carrying a guillotine in his truck, which was parked near the Capitol.
SoCal man arrested for parking near US Capitol with guillotine in his truck
A California man was busted Tuesday after cops allegedly found a guillotine in the back of his pickup truck near the US Capitol and the Supreme Court Building. Philan-Tam-Duy Le, 35, of Julian, California, had driven all the way from the Golden State to Washington, DC, before US Capitol Police spotted his pickup illegally parked...
SoCal man with a guillotine is arrested near U.S. Supreme Court building, police say
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