Crime & Safety

Arrest Made for Sword Near the Capitol Building

A person was taken into custody after carrying the weapon on Halloween.

Police arrested someone for carrying a metal sword near the Capitol Building on Halloween.

According to WUSA9, a person was spotted by an officer walking across the West Front of the U.S. Capitol Building with a long, narrow box in hand.

When questioned by police, the person allowed the officer to look inside the box which revealed a three-foot long metal sword, WUSA9 reports.

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The person was arrested.

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