
A state official claimed on Thursday that a man who had unlawfully taken a handgun into the Wisconsin Capitol and demanded to see Governor Tony Evers later returned at night with an assault weapon after posting bail.
According to Tatyana Warrick, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Administration, the guy approached the governor’s office on the first floor of the Capitol at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday while wearing no shirt and carrying a holstered revolver. The governor was not there when the individual demanded to see him, according to Warrick.
In front of a group of rooms that comprises the governor’s office, a conference room, and the attorney general’s offices, a Capitol police officer is seated at a desk.
According to Warrick, the individual was detained for illegally and openly carrying a handgun into the Capitol. The Capitol allows the carrying of concealed weapons by anyone with appropriate permits. According to Warrick, the man who was detained lacked a concealed carry license.
According to Warrick, the individual was detained for illegally and openly carrying a handgun into the Capitol. The Capitol allows the carrying of concealed weapons by anyone with appropriate permits. According to Warrick, the man who was detained lacked a concealed carry license.
The event is merely the most recent in a string of violent threats made against government leaders.
A gunman suspected of killing a retired county judge at his Wisconsin home in 2022 had Evers, a Democrat, on his hit list. Governor of Michigan Gretchen Whitmer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell were also on that list. In 2020, Whitmer was the intended victim of an abduction scheme.
No immediate adjustments to the governor’s or the Capitol’s security were anticipated, according to Warrick. The Capitol is open to the public every day from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. for no charge. No metal detectors are present.