Virginia Man Arrested At D.C. Checkpoint With Loaded Handgun, More Than 500 Rounds Of Ammo: Report

U.S. Capitol Police reportedly arrested a Virginia man at a checkpoint Friday evening who was allegedly carrying “unauthorized” credentials, an unregistered handgun, and more than 500 rounds of ammunition.

Wesley Allen Beeler, 31, of Front Royal, Virginia, was stopped by police at around 6:30 p.m., when he attempted to penetrate a security checkpoint at North Capitol Street and E Street NE, just a few blocks north of the U.S. Capitol, according to a police report and law enforcement source who spoke to CNN.