DC Police Arrest Virginia Man With Gun, False Inauguration ID

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Capitol Police apprehended a Virginia man Friday night, attempting to pass through a police checkpoint with a non-government inaugural credential and a weapon, according to news reports.

Around 6:30 p.m., U.S. Capitol Police stopped Wesley Allen Beeler, 31, of Front Royal, Virginia, at a security checkpoint put in place for the presidential inauguration at North Capitol Street and E Street, N.E., according to USCP Communications director Eva Malecki. Beeler presented a non-government issued credential and officers observed a handgun in plain sight inside the vehicle.

After searching the vehicle, police discovered numerous weapons and Beeler was transported to USCP Headquarters for processing.

Beeler was found to be in possession of an unregistered firearm and unregistered ammunition, according to the Metropolitan Police Department arrest report. Police recovered a loaded Glock 17 Gen4 handgun, 509 rounds of ammunition, 21 12-gauge shotgun shells, and one 17-round Glock 17 magazine.

MPD arrested Beeler and charged him with with carrying a pistol without a license, possession of an unregistered firearm, and possession of unregistered ammunition.

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