U.S. Virginia Man Arrested at Capitol Checkpoint With 500 Rounds of Ammo Says 'Honest Mistake

[milestogo]

Virginia man who was arrested by Capitol police at an inauguration checkpoint in Washington D.C. with 500 rounds of ammunition has called the incident an "honest mistake."

Wesley A. Beeler, 31, of Front Royal, was stopped at a checkpoint north of the Capitol building around 6:30 p.m. on Friday in a white truck and produced credentials that were deemed "not authorized to enter the restricted area," according to police documents.

Authorities found an unregistered gun in Beeler's vehicle, "509 9MM rounds of hollow point & ball ammunition" and shotgun shells. Beeler was arrested on five charges, including carrying a concealed weapon, possessing an unregistered firearm, unlawful possession of assumption and possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device, according to Capitol police.

In an interview with the Washington Post, Beeler called the incident an "honest mistake" and said he accidentally drove into the restricted area checkpoint "after getting lost in D.C. because I'm a country boy."

https://www.newsweek.com/virginia-man-arrested-capitol-checkpoint-500-rounds-ammo-says-honest-mistake-1562168

This is not from the Onion.
This is not satire.
This is our country.

[onecaliberal]

1. Lock him up.

[milestogo]

2. Aw, he's just a white country boy. Give him a map.

[onecaliberal]

6. 🤬🤬🤬

[NCjack]

15. Tell it to the (DC) Federal prosecutor, (DC) jury, and (DC) judge.

Gun + ammo. He's going to Federal prison.

[ChazInAz]

3. Oh.

Why am I not buying that?

[dalton99a]

4. Beeler denied having the ammunition in the truck

[milestogo]

5. Maybe he was hunting for Sasquatch in DC

[TigressDem]

7. I AM STUPID is no defense against high crimes of treason. nt

[atreides1]

14. He's not stupid, he's lying

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/beeler-arrest-inauguration-checkpoint/2021/01/16/8597db24-5834-11eb-a817-e5e7f8a406d6_story.html


"Beeler’s mother and father, who both spoke to The Washington Post before Beeler was released from custody, said he works in private security and had been reporting for work downtown through the past week."

[Hav]

17. It's behind a paywall but he got released from custody?

He should have been kept in jail at least until the inauguration is over and until it's clear whether he's a terrorist or just a moron. Too many of these nutjobs were released on bail.

[Calista241]

25. The law doesn't work like that. You cannot hold people in jail until external events happen.

And they can't be treated differently than any other person to come through the system. Unless you want them to sue for millions and win of course.

[TigressDem]

19. Either way, he still has no excuse. nt

[DemoTex]

8. In Vietnam we would have called this a "probe of the perimeter."

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NVA probe during Lam Son 719. They just wanted to check out our capabilities and response. The few NVA soldiers probing our perimeter came, elicited a big response from us (the flares went on all night), and quietly left. Poker. We showed them all of our cards.
Hue/Phu-Bai Airbase, Vietnam
February 1971

[dalton99a]

10. +1

[KatyaR]

9. But, but, but...

I thought his mom (?) said he had been going into DC every night for the last several days to "work security for the inauguration."

Wouldn't he be a bit more familiar with DC if that were true?

[dalton99a]

11. But D.C. is such a huge metropolis with few recognizable landmarks

Very confusing for security professionals

[RainCaster]

12. Google maps works for country bumpkins, too

[SweetieD]

13. I've been to Front Royal and have a friend from there

It is hardcore Trump country.

My friend from there who used to be a democrat became a hardcore Trumper and I had to cut her off.


I don't know what the real situation is. I think he could have been testing the perimeter as well. The fact that he was working for some security group that is doing security around there is concerning. How many other people like that do they have working security. I mean where do people think his allegiance lies?

[llashram]

16. the racial divide in this country

has been brought into sharp focus with this attempt at a coup. IF this has been POC perpetrating this insurrection, many more than 5 people would be dead. The hypocrisy surrounding and suffusing this event is truly overwhelming. America your ass is uncovered and the entire world has seen it.. sad indeed. But I'm happy that the elephant always in the room has been located. Not a real hard discovery since January 6 2021...

[Hav]

18. So many honest mistakes

It seems to me that the unregistered firearm alone and a ton of ammunition should remove any doubt about honest mistakes. Clearly there is intent behind these kind of actions. We are talking about someone who works in security and should absolutely know better. Attempted terrorist attack should be another one of his charges.

[Thekaspervote]

20. Why the fake ID? That needs some 'splainin

[Nevilledog]

21. Ummm......no. This thread shows who he is

Link to tweet

Tweet text:
Resist Programming 🛰
@RzstProgramming
Last week, Wesley Allen Beeler sent his mom, Charlotte Beeler, photos of the Capitol Building where Joe Biden would be sworn in.

Beeler was arrested in an unauthorized area with a gun and 500 rounds. Beeler had “firearms-related stickers” on his vehicle.
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[BusyBeingBest]

22. If he accidentally drove into a checkpoint area, he should have just told them

he didn't intend to enter and needed to turn around. People do that all the time on roads to military bases. You can U-turn out of the line of traffic near the gate. So the fact that he tried to present ID means he did intend to enter the restricted zone.

[triron]

23. Wasn't he reported to have been already released from custody?

I thought WTF!?

[ecstatic]

24. I guess this terrorist thought he could arrive 6 days early and camp out

until Inauguration Day. So glad he was stopped. I hope they'll sweep the entire area and building again. Every nook and cranny.

[Initech]

26. Uh huh, sure. Right.