Capitol Hill staffer, 57, is arrested for trying to bring a GUN into lawmakers’ office building after security spotted it on the x-ray screen
- Longworth House Office Building went on brief lockdown Thursday morning
- House Chief Administrative Office staffer Jeffrey Allsbrooks, 57, was arrested for carrying a loaded gun onto the Capitol complex
- Allsbrooks told U.S. Capitol Police that he forgot the firearm was in his bag
- Staffers received a security alert to shelter in place
- Allsbrooks was arrested and charged with Carrying a Pistol without a License
- Security threat comes the same day as late Senator Bob Dole’s remains will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda – and President Joe Biden will pay respects
A Capitol Hill staffer was arrested at the Longworth House Office Building on Thursday morning for bringing a loaded gun into the complex.
Jeffrey Allsbrooks, 57, told Capitol Hill Police that he forgot the firearm was in his bag.
The gun was not detected by U.S. Capitol Police until after Allsbrooks had cleared security – they said in a release Thursday that they were able to track him down four minutes after detected.
Those working there were told by USCP in the meantime to shelter in place due to an unidentified emergency threat.
‘We are charging him with Carrying a Pistol without a License,’ USCP said in a statement, claiming the case is under investigation.
Allsbrooks is a staffer with the House Chief Administrative Office.
UPDATE | The security threat ended. The Intercom says it¿s all clear now.
Earlier security guards seemed to be looking for a suspicious person. They asked one of the ABC staff members who was with me if she had just entered the building or not. pic.twitter.com/JhNtocU6gu
— Em Nguyen (@EmNewsDC) December 9, 2021
A reporter inside the Capitol complex on Thursday posted video of a voice over the intercom system informing people within Longworth that the threat had cleared and the building could return to normal operations
The initial security threat alert informed staff in Longworth to ‘move inside your office or the nearest office’ and ‘close, lock and stay away from external doors and windows.’
About 10 minutes after the alert was sent, USCP said they were able to ‘clear the internal security threat incident’ and said the building and staff could ‘return to normal operations.’
Over the intercom system at the Capitol, a woman’s voice said: ‘The internal threat at the Longworth House Office Building has been cleared. Return to normal operations.’
A lot of important people usually not at the Capitol will be on the Hill Thursday as Bob Dole’s remains will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda for people to pay their respects to the late Republican senator.
President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff will attend a private congressional tribute for Dole on Thursday.
Biden is also scheduled to deliver live-streamed remarks honoring Dole’s life and service to his country.
The Longworth House Office Building, part of the Capitol Hill Complex, received a security threat Thursday morning when a man going through security was arrested after a gun was found in his bag