A man with a weapon went into Wisconsin’s state Capitol and asked to see the governor. He was arrested but then released after paying money as a promise to come back to court later. However, he returned again.
The man without a shirt, who is unknown at the moment, was arrested on Wednesday afternoon for having a gun in the building without permission.
However, he was released from jail by paying bail and came back later that evening with a rifle that can be used for attacking.
This happens as there have been many violent threats towards public and elected officials in the US recently.
According to Tatyana Warrick, a spokesperson for the Department of Administration, Governor Tony Evers, who is a Democrat, was not in his office on the first floor of the state’s capitol building at that time.
A man with a holstered gun came to the office at around 3:00 PM EST (7:00 PM GMT) on Wednesday and asked to see Mr. Evers
If someone hides a weapon and has permission, they can bring it into the building. But this man didn’t have permission and a police officer from the state capitol arrested him.
But, after he was arrested and taken to the Dane County Jail, he paid money to be released and came back to the capitol grounds just before 10:00 PM EST with a gun that shoots automatically. The building shuts down at 7:00 PM EST.
Ms Warrick informed the BBC that the person who tried to attack someone was arrested again on Wednesday night for a mental health assessment. However, she is not sure if they are still in police custody.
The city police in Madison said in a report: “The person was placed under the care of the police and taken to a nearby hospital. ”
The governor’s office could not be contacted right away for comment.
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