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    Capitol Bomb Threat Suspect Who Wanted President Biden to Resign Surrenders to Police

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    In early January, a pipe bomb was left at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in DC, a day before Trump supporters staged violent riots at the US Capitol.

    A suspect who threatened to detonate a bomb outside the Library of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, has surrendered and is now in custody, US Capitol Police confirmed on Thursday.

    US Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger told reporters that the suspect, identified as Floyd Ray Roseberry, had voluntarily decided to remove himself from his vehicle, and that he was taken into custody without incident.

    Manger went on to clarify that as the scene is still active, investigators are uncertain whether any explosives were actually inside the vehicle, underscoring that a thorough search would take “hours.”

    No charges have yet been filed against Roseberry as talks remain ongoing with the US Attorney's Office, according to Manger, who also sidestepped questions on whether Roseberry would be undergoing a psychiatric evaluation.

    The hourslong standoff between Roseberry and investigators saw officials converse with the suspect by writing messages on a white board. Roseberry had earlier refused to use a phone that police had dispatched to him.

    Manger revealed during the latest briefing that preliminary findings showed Roseberry had no immediate connections to the US or any law enforcement agency, and that he had recently been dealing with the death of his mother in addition to “other…

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