Washington (AFP) – A heavily armed man has been arrested in Washington at a security checkpoint near the US Capitol, where President-elect Joe Biden will be inaugurated next week, authorities said. Wesley Allen Beeler, of Virginia, was taken into custody after police found him with a handgun and more than 500 rounds of ammunition, shotgun shells and a magazine for the gun, according to a police report obtained by AFP. He had tried to pass through the checkpoint using fake inaugural credentials, CNN reported, citing a law enforcement source. Washington is under a high state of alert ahead of Bi…
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