A 35-year-old suspect from California was arrested on August 26, 2026 after Capitol Police found a guillotine in his pickup truck near the National Mall. Investigators were examining his background and motives for transporting the weapon to Washington.
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Capitol Police said investigators were looking into why the 35-year-old suspect from California was in Washington.
"The suspect drove here from California," US Capitol Police said in a statement, adding that investigators were looking into the man's background to try to understand his motives for arriving in the city.