This thwarted threat is a direct result of fascist Trumpism! How did a mentally ill man own two guns?
Man with a gun demands to see Wisconsin governor, is arrested, and returns with a rifleā (Lone wolf šŗšæ)
The Wisconsin Capitol Police took the man into protective custody for a psychiatric evaluation shortly before midnight based on āconcerning statementsā the man made, according to a statement from state police spokeswoman Tatyana Warrick. She did not release the manās name. (š How did a mentally ill man obtain two guns?)
A spokeswoman for Evers declined to comment, citing a policy of not discussing threats.
Echo report published in The Washington Post by Patrick Marley:
MADISON, Wis. ā A man with a handgun showed up at the Wisconsin Capitol demanding to see Gov. Tony Evers (D) on Wednesday, was arrested, posted bail, returned to the Statehouse with a rifle and was taken into protective custody, according to police.
Governor Evers is an American educator and politician serving as the 46th governor of Wisconsin since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as Wisconsin's Superintendent of Public Instruction from 2009 to 2019. Born and raised in Plymouth, Wisconsin, Evers was educated at the University of WisconsināMadison, eventually receiving a Ph.D. After working as a teacher for several years.
The threat to the governor came from a shirtless man with a holstered handgun and a leashed dog with him when he appeared at the security desk, outside of the Wisconsin's governorās office on Wednesday afternoon, demanding to see the governor, according to a statement from the state police. An officer arrested him for openly carrying a firearm.
The Wisconsin Capitol Police took the man into protective custody for a psychiatric evaluation shortly before midnight based on āconcerning statementsā the man made, according to a statement from state police spokeswoman Tatyana Warrick. She did not release the manās name.
A spokeswoman for Evers declined to comment, citing a policy of not discussing threats.
The incident occurred a year after Eversās name appeared on a hit list of a man suspected of killing a retired county judge. The alleged assailant in that incident died soon after the judge was fatally shot.
In 2020, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) was targeted in a kidnapping plot. Nine people were convicted of charges stemming from that plot, and five were acquitted.
The man was booked into jail and posted bail. He returned to the outside of the Capitol with a loaded AK-47 around 9 p.m., three hours after the Statehouse closed, according to the state police.
The threat to the governor came from a shirtless man with a holstered handgun and a leashed dog with him when he appeared at the security desk, outside of the Wisconsin's governorās office on Wednesday afternoon, demanding to see the governor, according to a statement from the state police. An officer arrested him for openly carrying a firearm.
The Wisconsin Capitol Police took the man into protective custody for a psychiatric evaluation shortly before midnight based on āconcerning statementsā the man made, according to a statement from state police spokeswoman Tatyana Warrick. She did not release the manās name.
A spokeswoman for Evers declined to comment, citing a policy of not discussing threats.
The incident occurred a year after Eversās name appeared on a hit list of a man suspected of killing a retired county judge. The alleged assailant in that incident died soon after the judge was fatally shot.
In 2020, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) was targeted in a kidnapping plot. Nine people were convicted of charges stemming from that plot, and five were acquitted.
The man was booked into jail and posted bail. He returned to the outside of the Capitol with a loaded AK-47 around 9 p.m., three hours after the Statehouse closed, according to the state police.
Again, he asked to see the governor. Officers spoke with him and asked to search his backpack. He agreed and they found a police baton, which they said violated state law because the man did not have a concealed-weapons permit, according to police.
The Wisconsin Capitol Police took the man into protective custody for a psychiatric evaluation shortly before midnight based on āconcerning statementsā the man made, according to a statement from state police spokeswoman Tatyana Warrick. She did not release the manās name. (š How did a mentally ill man obtain two guns?)
A spokeswoman for Evers declined to comment, citing a policy of not discussing threats.
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