3 Things To Know Today

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1 Senate Offices Went Into Lockdown Yesterday After 911 Call Of Active Shooter

A scary moment erupted in Washington D.C. yesterday afternoon when police received a 9-1-1 call about an active shooter at the Hart Senate Building. U.S. Capitol Police scrambled, cleared the Senate office buildings, and then swept the facility before deciding that there was no shooter. Around 4 p.m. Eastern yesterday, Capitol Police announced that all the buildings had been cleared. The original call warned police of a “heavyset Hispanic male wearing body armor,” but no such person was found. U.S. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger said in a press conference that they had determined the call was bogus and added that “We’ve got nobody that actually heard shots, and certainly nobody, no victims.” Metropolitan Police attempted to trace the call several times, but each time a different location came back. Chief Manger said that additional 9-1-1 calls were made after officers started sweeping the buildings, but said they believe those were made after evacuated workers started calling their friends and family about the situation. Chief Manger was asked by a reporter if he had any concerns about security today for former President Trump’s arraignment in Washington; he told the press that a security plan was in place and multiple agencies were cooperating on preventing any trouble.

2 Trump Set To Appear For Arraignment In Washington D.C. This Afternoon

Former President Donald Trump is expected to be arraigned this afternoon on four felony charges at the Elijah Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington, D.C. The 45-page indictment against Trump from special counsel Jack Smith accuses Trump of conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights. Trump’s defense attorney in the case, John Lauro, said yesterday that everything Trump did or tried to have done happened under the advice of counsel, which will apparently be at least part of his defense. The case has been randomly assigned to U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan, a 2014 appointee of President Obama. She’s already presided over the trials of several defendants in Jan 6th-related cases and has a reputation for handing down harsher sentences to those defendants than the prosecution was asking for. According to Lauro, Trump has the option to appear for his arraignment by video feed but said it hadn’t been decided as of yesterday if he would do that or attend in person. If he does travel to Washington for the arraignment today, it will most likely be pretty low-key, as he will enter and exit the courthouse underground.

3 Woman Escapes Alleged Kidnapper's Cinder Block Cell In His Garage

A man posing as an undercover police officer allegedly kidnapped a woman in Seattle, drove her over 400 miles to his home in Oregon and then locked her in a makeshift cinder block cell in his garage. Police say the woman beat on the door of the cell until her hands were bloody, finally breaking it down and escaping. Negasi Zuberi fled to Reno, Nevada where he was picked up by state police. He now faces federal charges including interstate kidnapping, and law enforcement is worried that this wasn’t the first time Zuberi has done this. Stephanie Shark, the Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Portland office, said in a news release that the woman “was kidnapped, chained, sexually assaulted, and locked in a cinderblock cell.” According to Shark, Zuberi has also gone by the names Sakima, Justin Hyche, and Justin Kouassi, and has lived in as many as 10 states since 2016. Authorities are asking for anyone that’s had any contact with Zuberi across the nation to contact them to help them look for any other possible victims.


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