Megan Lebowitz is a politics reporter for NBC News.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Capitol Police said Friday that they had arrested a man who was trying to enter the building with a hammer. The hammer was discovered Friday when 33-year-old Christopher Snow was going through security at the Capitol Visitor Center, according to Capitol Police.
During a 'struggle,' officers 'deployed a Taser to stop the individual and take him into custody,' according to the press release. “These officers did what they were trained to do and stopped this man from getting into the U.S. Capitol,” USCP Captain Andrew Pecher said in the press release. “Great work from the officer who spotted the hammer, to the officers who quickly took the suspect into custody.” The incident took place at around 3:40 p.m.
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