re: DEVELOPING: US Capitol Police investigating bomb threat near Library of Congress

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He just wants to see AOC & Kamala on the side stage pole.

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In the Facebook Live video I just watched, the alleged Capitol bomb threat suspect suggests Biden's election was illegitimate, says Democrats need to step down, says "y'all need to understand people don't want you there."

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There's a white Trump supporter reportedly in the vehicle whom FBI negotiators are talking to. He supposedly has a detonator in his hand.

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Of course - they are so predictable

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The Secretary of Homeland Security has issued a new National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin regarding the current heightened threat environment across the United States. The Homeland continues to face a diverse and challenging threat environment leading up to and following the 20th Anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks as well religious holidays we assess could serve as a catalyst for acts of targeted violence. These threats include those posed by domestic terrorists, individuals and groups engaged in grievance-based violence, and those inspired or motivated by foreign terrorists and other malign foreign influences. These actors are increasingly exploiting online forums to influence and spread violent extremist narratives and promote violent activity. Such threats are also exacerbated by impacts of the ongoing global pandemic, including grievances over public health safety measures and perceived government restrictions.

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Now personally I wish it were true and we had some folks that would take out everyone in DC.

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UPDATE — Suspect In Custody

WASHINGTON — The Capitol bomb threat suspect has surrendered and is in police custody.

A man sitting in a black pickup truck parked on the sidewalk outside the Library of Congress told police he had a bomb Thursday, triggering a standoff in the heart of the nation’s capital.

Officials evacuated a number of buildings around the Capitol and sent snipers to the area after officers saw a man holding what looked like a detonator inside the pickup, which had no license plates. The man was identified as Floyd Ray Roseberry, 49, of Grover, North Carolina, according to two people briefed on the matter. Congress is in recess this week, but staffers were seen calmly walking out of the area at the direction of authorities.

Police negotiators were communicating with Roseberry as he wrote notes and showed them to authorities from inside the truck, according to the two people and a third person also briefed on the matter.

While police continued negotiations, video surfaced of Roseberry on Facebook Live inside the truck, which was stuffed with coins and boxes. He was threatening explosions, making anti-government threats and talking about what he believes are the ills of the country, including the U.S. position on Afghanistan, health care and the military.

He said Democrats needed to step down, then also said he loved the president, Democrat Joe Biden. Facebook removed the videos a few hours after they were apparently filmed. Roseberry did not appear to have a specific demand for law enforcement other than to speak with Biden.

Roseberry’s ex-wife, Crystal Roseberry, said she had seen images of the man in the standoff at the Capitol and confirmed to The Associated Press that it was her ex-husband. She said had never known him to have explosives, but that he was a collector of firearms.


Video of the arrest…

NEW footage from ?@haleytalbotnbc? of the DC bomb threat suspect getting out of his car and appearing to surrender, as aired on @MSNBC. pic.twitter.com/BPKW3bGUM4

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) August 19, 2021

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