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Two law enforcement officials familiar with the investigation identified the man as Floyd Ray Roseberry of North Carolina.
At one point, a man who appeared to be in a pickup truck was live-streaming outside the area, talking about a revolution, calling on “other patriots,” and trying to get President Biden on the phone. The Facebook live videos of the man who apparently is in the standoff with Capitol Police show what looks to be a bomb in his lap. He is holding a large canister with a battery-powered device on top. He also claims to have ammonium nitrate in the toolbox of his truck. He said the device is sound-activated, and will only go off if the truck windows break by a bullet or other means.
He claimed other vehicles in the area were set to explode and was waiting for Biden’s call.
“If you blow my truck up, It’s on you, Joe, I’m ready to die for the cause,” the man said in the video that came from a profile named Ray Roseberry.
A law enforcement official said investigators are aware of the video, and so far, the man in it is believed to be the only suspect. Authorities are clearing a broad area, however, as the man claimed to have planted or be aware of multiple bombs. Another law enforcement official said while the man in the video is the only suspect so far, it was too early to definitively rule out his claims of having other explosives or working with others.
Facebook spokesman Andy Stone said they removed the Facebook profile and are investigating.
The man was communicating with investigators at least in part using some type of dry erase board, an official said.
more:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/08/19/suspicious-vehicle-library-of-congress/
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