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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Capitol Police said Friday that they had arrested a man who officials said was trying to enter the building with a hammer.
The hammer was discovered Friday when 33-year-old Christopher Snow was going through security at the Capitol Visitor Center, according to Capitol Police.
An officer discovered the hammer inside the man’s backpack as it went through an X-ray machine, but the man “attempted to grab the bag and became combative” when the officer tried to look inside the bag, USCP said in a press release.
During a “struggle,” officers “deployed a Taser to stop the individual and take him into custody,” according to the press release.
Snow, from Canton, Ohio, is being charged with assault on a police officer, according to the USCP.
The Senate is currently in session.
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