- A man was arrested parked near the U.S. Capitol with a 10-foot guillotine in his pickup bed — he told officers it was "the real deal."
- He posted videos saying he built the guillotine, drove from California to bring it to D.C., and called it a "symbol" and for "self‑defense."
- The arrest, and his not‑guilty plea, comes amid rising threats to members of Congress and increased Capitol security concerns.
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