Ohio man arrested after trying to get into Capitol with hammer
WASHINGTON DC March 10 2024 The U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) said officers arrested an Ohio man with a hammer who was trying to get into the U.S. Capitol.
Around 3:40 p.m. the Capitol Visitor Center was screening a man. A USCP officer noticed the hammer inside the man’s backpack as it went through the x-ray machine.
When the officer tried to do a second screening to look inside the bag, the man “became combative” and tried to grab the bag, according to a news release.
Several officers stepped in to stop the man as a struggle broke out. Officers used their stun guns to stop the man and take him into custody.
The hammer was found in his bag.
He was identified as 33-year-old Christopher Snow, of Canton, Ohio. He was being charged with assault on a police officer.
Investigators were still working to find out why he came to the Capitol with a hammer in his bag.
