Washington – After visiting the US Capital on Monday, a man from Massachusetts was arrested on arms charges and told the police that he wanted to kill the top Republican, which included billionaire investor Scott Besant that day, the day the Senate He confirmed him as Treasury Secretary of President Donald Trump, to file a court on Tuesday.
According to the affidavit of the Capital Police Officer, 24 -year -old Ryan Michael English of South Dearfield, Massachusetts was arrested in the capital after reaching the police and said that he had knives and Molotov cocktails and wanted to surrender them. Investigators said they found a folding knife, two homemade firebombs and a lighter in English.
English also told the police that he had come there to kill from there, it has been said in the affidavit.
The Senate confirmed Besant at 68 to 29 votes, with 16 Democrats voted in favor of a resident of South Carolina.
Police said investigators searched the English car and found material to make homemade explosive equipment.
English told investigators that they traveled from Massachusetts to Washington, DC, intended to kill other Republican political figures – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and House Speaker Mike Johnson – and according to police, according to police, Heritage Foundation, Heritage Foundation, Heritage Foundation, Burning a conservative think tank For.
The affidavit states, “These tasks were especially meant to ‘depot’ and send a message to these political offices.”
According to police, English changed its goal after reading an internet post about its confirmation hearing.
The English was arrested on charges of illegal receipt, possession or transfer of firearms and a gun, a dangerous weapon, an explosive or a fire -setting equipment on the capital ground.
Court records do not name a lawyer for English. A telephone message left with a potential relative of English was not immediately refunded.