{"id":8592,"date":"2024-12-03T11:59:49","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T03:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=8592"},"modified":"2024-12-03T11:59:53","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T03:59:53","slug":"congressional-staffer-arrested-at-us-capitol-with-ammunition-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=8592","title":{"rendered":"Congressional staffer arrested at US Capitol with ammunition, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1-4.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1-4-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S., April 23, 2024. REUTERS\/Julia Nikhinson\/File Photo\u00a9\u00a0Thomson Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By Bo Erickson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) &#8211; A staffer for a U.S. House of Representatives Democrat was arrested at the Capitol on Monday when a regular security check turned up ammunition in his bag, the Capitol Police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The police identified the staffer as Michael Hopkins, who worked for Representative Joe Morelle, who represents an upstate New York district. Hopkins was found with four ammunition magazines and 11 rounds, police said. No gun was recovered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Morelle&#8217;s chief of staff, Jo Stiles, said in a statement that Hopkins was &#8220;no longer employed&#8221; by the office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hopkins could not be reached for immediate comment. 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