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5. The Sergeant at Arms has limited territorial jurisdiction
Tue Apr 23, 2019, 07:36 PM
Apr 2019

As the provision quoted by the OP indicates, the Sergeant at Arms has the same law enforcement authority as the Capitol Police. And the Capitol Police have very limited law enforcement authority. Specifically, the Capitol Police (and thus the Sergeant at Arms)
"shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this section, sections 1922, 1966, 1967, and 1969 of this title [1] (and regulations promulgated under section 1969 of this title), and chapter 51 of title 40, and to make arrests within the United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds for any violations of any law of the United States".

In other words, unless a witness wanders over to the Capitol Grounds, the Sergeant at Arms can't arrest that witness.

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