MAN ARRESTED IN SUSPICIOUS SUV NEAR TOP COURT
WASHINGTON U.S. Capitol Police said they extracted a man from a suspicious vehicle parked illegally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court where the nine justices were hearing oral arguments on Tuesday. After an unsuccessful effort to negotiate, tactical teams arrested him, Operational Services Bureau Deputy Chief Jason Bell told a news conference. The man’s motive was unclear; he refused to speak except to make a statement “to the effect of ‘the time for talking is done,’” Bell said. “At this time no weapons have been found,” he said. Capitol Police identified the suspect as Dale Paul Melvin, 55, of Kimball, Mich. The court’s nine-month term includes major cases in the coming months on abortion and gun rights.