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UPDATED: Capitol Hill Bomb Threat Suspect ID’d And Detained After Hours In Standoff

By • August 19, 2021 1:33 pm

This is an ongoing situation and will be updated

8/19/2021, 2:29 p.m. ET Update: The suspect, Floyd Roseberry, 49, of North Carolina, has been detained without incident, according to Capitol Police. Roseberry, according to authorities, has lately experienced numerous “losses,” including the death of his mother and more.

Police said they have no evidence that Roseberry was working closely with others, but that the investigation will continue until all of the facts are known.

Authorities said they are coordinating with the US attorney’s office to decide charges.

A complete press statement will be issued soon.

8/19/2021, 2:21 p.m. ET Update: According to NBC’s Pete Williams, the suspect has surrendered and is being detained by authorities.

More details about the suspect’s identification will be released after official confirmation is obtained.

8/19/2021, 1:22 p.m. ET Update: According to CNN, negotiators are still working with the suspect to understand the reason behind the threat.

Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger says, “We don’t know what his motives are at this time.”

8/19/2021, 12:24 p.m. ET Update: “It happened when the driver of a black pickup struck stopped the vehicle in front of the main Library of Congress building known as the Jefferson Building… which is about a block away from the U.S. Capitol,” NBC’s Pete Williams says, “He claims to have a propane tank inside the vehicle and claims to be holding a detonator in his hand. Now the authorities have not actually seen any explosive material at all.”

According to CNN, US Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger released the following statement about the incident:

“Around 9:15 am this morning, a man in black pickup truck drove onto the sidewalk in front of the Library of Congress near First and Independence Southeast. We responded to a disturbance call. The driver of the truck told the responding officer on the scene that he had a bomb and what appeared, the officer said, appeared to be a detonator in the man’s hand. So we immediately evacuated the nearby buildings.”

8/19/2021, 11:35 a.m. ET Update: According to CNN’s Whitney Wild, police on the site are “negotiating with [a] suspect,” who appeared to have come in a pickup vehicle without license plates.

“CNN reported earlier that negotiators were being sent to talk to a man in the truck after responding to claims of suspected explosives in a vehicle near the US Capitol,” the source said.

Update 8/19/2021, 11:37 a.m. ET: The FBI has joined the Capitol Police in their investigation of the current bomb threat.

“The FBI Washington Field Office’s National Capital Response Squad is responding with our partners, including @CapitolPolice, to reports of a suspicious vehicle and bomb threat near the Library of Congress,” the FBI said in a tweet Thursday morning.

One user shared an image to Twitter of the alleged suspect who drove up on the sidewalk near the Capitol building.

It was also reported that the man was live on Facebook during the incident who might go by the name of “Ray Roseberry,” identity of the man has not been confirmed.

Earlier reports of the story below:

According to the Associated Press, U.S. Capitol Police reported an “active bomb threat” investigation near the Library of Congress on Thursday, causing neighboring Capitol Hill buildings, including the Cannon House Office Building, to be evacuated.

According to the media outlet, authorities believe there may be explosives inside the car and snipers were also sent to the area near the Capitol and Supreme Court.

In a tweet, the U.S. Capitol Police said, “MEDIA ALERT: This is an active bomb threat investigation. The staging area for journalists covering this situation is at Constitution and First Street, NW, for your safety. Please continue to avoid the area around the Library of Congress.”

“This is an ongoing investigation,” the department added. “We are monitoring this situation closely and will update this account as we get information we can release.”

The Associated Press was notified by Capitol Police that “investigators on the scene were working to determine whether the device was an operable explosive and whether the man in the truck was holding a detonator.” according to WTTG-TV.

According to the station, the authorities were not allowed to speak publicly about the situation.

Watch Live from the Capitol as U.S. Capitol Police response:

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