DEVELOPING: Man Arrested at Wisconsin Capitol for Seeking Democrat Gov. Tony Evers with Handgun, Posts Bail Then Returns Armed with Rifle
A man was arrested twice in one day at the Wisconsin Capitol for carrying firearms and demanding to see Governor Tony Evers (D-WI), AP reported.
According to state Department of Administration spokesperson Tatyana Warrick, the man, who was shirtless and had a holstered handgun, approached the governor’s office on the first floor of the Capitol around 2 p.m. on Wednesday.
He was demanding to see Governor Evers, who was not present in the building at the time. Capitol police promptly took the man into custody for openly carrying a firearm in the Capitol.
Wisconsin is an open-carry state with the right to bear arms. While firearms can be brought into the Capitol if they are concealed and the person has a valid permit,
