Donald Craighead 'exhibited signs of possible mental illness' throughout an interview with two special agents, according to a summary of the exchange.
Craighead was stopped around midnight Monday after officers noticed the truck, which had a Nazi swastika painted on the driver's side mirror and an "American flag printout" where the driver's license should be, idling in front of the DNC headquarters building, according to an affidavit.
Craighead was placed in handcuffs. When asked whether there were more weapons in the truck, he told officers about a 21.5-inch-long machete in a black sheath on the front dashboard, according to the affidavit. Craighead used homophobic slurs in conversation with the officers. He was wearing a T-shirt associated with the far-right "boogaloo movement,", the affidavit said. Craighead nevertheless claimed no association with any extremist group.
Police also found a four small silver cans taped together that contained coins and playing dice, as well as what appeared to be dirt. In the door panel was a cardboard box with the word "bazooka" written on it, containing small glass containers of orange paint.
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