{"id":2375453,"date":"2024-12-02T12:35:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T17:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-house-staffer-arrested-after-bringing-ammunition-to-capitol-office-building-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-02T12:36:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T17:36:00","slug":"democratic-house-staffer-arrested-after-bringing-ammunition-to-capitol-office-building-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-house-staffer-arrested-after-bringing-ammunition-to-capitol-office-building-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic House staffer arrested after bringing ammunition to Capitol office building &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocratic-house-staffer-arrested-after-bringing-ammunition-to-capitol-office-building-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2375453&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-held-hostage-by-hamas\/\" title=\"Americans Held Hostage by Hamas\">provided content appears<\/a> to involve an interactive element on \u200ca web page, specifically a button labeled &#8220;Read more&#8230;&#8221; that, when clicked, likely reveals additional information or details \u2063that are currently hidden. 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Hopkins now faces charges of unlawful possession of ammunition, including one charge for possession of a high-capacity magazine.<\/p>\n<p>Hopkins told Capitol Police &ldquo;he forgot the ammunition was in the bag&rdquo; when he went through security, according to the statement.<\/p>\n<p>Hopkins is a staff member of Rep. Joe Morelle (D-NY), who announced earlier in the morning the office was informed of an arrest. At the time, Morelle&rsquo;s office said it would cooperate with the investigation and that the congressman was &ldquo;devoted to ensuring a safe and secure workplace for all.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner&nbsp;<\/em>has contacted Morelle&rsquo;s office for more information.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The incident comes on the heels of several threats made to lawmakers and other political figures over the holiday weekend. 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