A National Guard member deployed to Washington, DC, is arrested on firearms charge

A National Guard member, Spec. Jakob Noonan, was arrested in Washington, D.C., for carrying an unauthorized firearm after a traffic stop by U.S. Park Police. Noonan, 22, from the Oklahoma Guard, was riding with another Guard member when the officer pulled the vehicle over for an expired tag. Upon questioning, Noonan confirmed he had a firearm in the vehicle's empty holster.

The Guard member, not in uniform or on duty, was driving his personal vehicle at the time. The arrest is the second in two months involving a member of the task force deployed to Washington by President Donald Trump. The task force's presence has been met with contention, with local officials and residents arguing it is a waste of taxpayer money and normalizes a military presence in an American city.