Monday a California man was parked near the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington D.C. where he was found by U.S. Capitol Police to have multiple knives in his possession.
Donald Craighead, 44, of Oceanside, California was arrested for possession of knives which are prohibited weapons.
A Capitol Police officer was on patrol around midnight, when he noticed the Dodge Dakota truck "with a swastika and other white supremacist symbols painted on it."
The pickup was missing a license plate, instead, it had a picture of an American flag where the tag should have been. The officer pulled the truck over along the 500 block of South Capitol Street, and that's when he noticed a bayonet and machete inside the vehicle, both of which are illegal in Washington, D. C.
At that time, Craighead allegedly stated that he was "on patrol" and "began talking about white supremacist ideology and other rhetoric pertaining to white supremacy," according to the U.S. Capitol Police.
"This is good police work plain and simple," Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said in a statement, "We applaud the officers' keen observation and the teamwork that resulted in this arrest."
"This is an excellent example of the work our officers do every day," Operational Services Bureau Deputy Chief Jason Bell added. "We are so proud of these officers for their vigilance."
The U.S. Capitol Police Investigations Division will continue looking into the case.
