Authorities in Wisconsin arrested the same man twice in a single day after he brought multiple weapons into the Wisconsin State Capitol demanding to see the governor.
A man in Wisconsin was arrested twice in the same day after he illegally brought a handgun into the state Capitol, was placed into custody for doing so, posted bail, then returned hours later with an assault rifle, a spokesperson for the state said Thursday. During both arrests, he was demanding to see Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.
Wisconsin Department of Administration spokesperson Tatyana Warrick said a shirtless man, who was not identified, initially entered the Capitol building in Madison around 2 p.m. Wednesday, with a holstered handgun and approached the governor’s office on the first floor of the Capitol. Gov. Evers was not in the building at the time.
The man was arrested for openly carrying a firearm in the Capitol, which is against the law, and was taken into custody, Warrick said.
