WASHINGTON – A 49-year-old North Carolina man, who claimed to be carrying a bomb in a pickup truck parked near the U.S. Capitol, peacefully surrendered to police after an hours-long stand off with authorities that prompted an evacuation of parts of the government complex.
U.S. Capitol Police leader Tom Manger identified the suspect as Floyd Ray Roseberry, who in the long run crawled from the cluttered cab of his pickup, finishing an unusual war of words.
Manger said Roseberry had these days suffered personal losses and became handling "different troubles" that seemingly prompted the incident.
The chief said investigators were nonetheless looking Roseberry's truck for any possible explosive devices, suggesting the attempt ought to make an effort.
Manger said authorities first seized on the vehicle about 9:15 a.m. Thursday after it had been driven on the sidewalk outside the Library of Congress building by Roseberry who claimed to have a device and what appeared to be a detonator in his hand.
The scene played out, as Roseberry livestreamed at least part of the standoff with police on Facebook where he repeatedly appealed to President Joe Biden, referred to an approaching "revolution" and warned of four other devices that had been planted across the city.
Police confirmed it was Roseberry in the livestream.
"The revolution is on. It's here," he said in the video showing him seated at the wheel of the vehicle. “I'm looking for all my other patriots to come out and help me."
The suspect, a white male, engaged in a rambling, largely anti-government narrative – at one point referring to the government's chaotic exit from Afghanistan and "kids being raped.
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