Michigan woman arrested with guns in truck outside US Capitol

A 58-year-old Michigan woman was arrested outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday after police said weapons, including a loaded shotgun, were found in her truck.

U.S. Capitol Police on Thursday said they arrested Kery Lynn McAttee on weapons charges, including unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of unregistered ammunition, unlawful possession or transportation of a semi-automatic rifle and unlawful possession of a firearm.

Police said McAttee parked her truck in a no-parking zone outside U.S. Capitol Police headquarters on Wednesday afternoon and told officers she drove from Michigan to talk to them about information she said she had about Jan. 6, 2021, the day of the attack on the Capitol by supporters of then-President Donald Trump.

During the conversation, police said they noticed a gun case and the butt of a gun in the truck. After McAttee confirmed she had firearms in her vehicle, police said they found an unloaded Remington Nylon 66 .22-caliber rifle, an unloaded Connecticut Valley Arms .50-caliber muzzle loader, a loaded Mossberg .410-caliber shotgun and a pellet gun.

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While police said there was no evidence at present that McAttee intended anything other than to speak to the officers, Washington, D.C. has strict laws regulating the possession and transportation of weapons not registered in the district.

A hometown for McAttee was not provided by police and police also did not reveal any details of her conversation with officers.

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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Michigan woman Kery Lynn McAttee arrested with guns outside US Capitol