D.C. police: Man near Capitol had gun, ammo

WASHINGTON — A 22-year-old Virginia man whose Facebook page features a photo from the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol was arrested near the Capitol complex on Sunday, carrying three high-capacity magazines, 37 rounds of unregistered ammunition and a Glock 22 firearm, authorities said.

The arrest of Guy Berry of Gordonsville, Virginia, was reported by District of Columbia police and confirmed by his aunt, who said she was his primary caregiver when he was a child and who spoke on the condition of anonymity to protect her privacy.

The aunt said she saw Berry on Jan. 6 and knows he was not was at the Capitol that day.

Police said Berry was walking in the Capitol area just after midnight Sunday, with a firearm “clearly visible” in a holster. He was stopped near a police checkpoint, and officers concluded he was not permitted to carry a handgun in the District of Columbia. He was arrested for carrying a pistol without a license, possession of a large-capacity ammunition-feeding device and unregistered ammunition.

In a separate incident, a Virginia man on Friday was arrested after law enforcement found at least one firearm and ammunition in his truck as he tried to enter an inauguration security checkpoint for work. Wesley Allen Beeler, 31, said he forgot his firearm was in his truck. A person with knowledge of Beeler’s actions, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the case is pending, said Beeler has no extremist ties, cooperated fully with law enforcement and was cleared from further investigation, except for the charge of violating D.C. law by carrying a pistol without a license.