Capitol Police seize guillotine from pickup truck
U.S. Capitol Police on Tuesday arrested a man after discovering a guillotine in the bed of a pickup truck parked on the eastern edge of the National Mall. Officers first spotted an illegally parked pickup truck along the 100 block of East Capitol St. —near the Capitol building, the Supreme Court and the Library of...
In a recent incident near the United States Capitol, United States Capitol Police apprehended a 35-year-old man from Julian, California. The suspect, identified as Philan-Tam-Duy Le, was apprehended on Tuesday afternoon following the discovery of a guillotine in the bed of his pickup truck, which was found parked illegally near the U.S. Capitol complex.
Le was taken into custody shortly after 3 p.m. as Capitol police investigated the purpose behind the man's journey from California and the transportation of the unusual contraption. The exact motive behind Le's actions remains unclear at this time. It is worth noting that a guillotine, an instrument of capital punishment, was commonly used during the French Revolution in the late 18th century.
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