{"id":2636242,"date":"2026-07-27T19:25:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T23:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teenager-pleads-guilty-to-charging-capitol-grounds-with-shotgun\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T19:28:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T23:28:06","slug":"teenager-pleads-guilty-to-charging-capitol-grounds-with-shotgun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teenager-pleads-guilty-to-charging-capitol-grounds-with-shotgun\/","title":{"rendered":"Teenager pleads guilty to charging Capitol grounds with shotgun"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fteenager-pleads-guilty-to-charging-capitol-grounds-with-shotgun%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=2636242&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>A georgia teenager, Carter Camacho, pleaded guilty too illegally carrying a loaded shotgun onto the U.S. Capitol grounds. On February 16, 2026, Camacho, 18, traveled from Smyrna, Georgia, to Washington, D.C., purchasing a shotgun beforehand. After arriving in D.C., he changed into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jan-6-oath-keeper-charged-with-seditious-conspiracy-says-he-was-helping-get-law-enforcement-out-of-the-building\/\" title=\"Jan. 6 Oath Keeper Charged With Seditious Conspiracy Says He Was \u2018Helping Get ... Out of the Building\u2019\">military-style attire<\/a> and ran toward the Capitol with the firearm, stopping only when confronted by law enforcement. Prosecutors revealed that Camacho intended to threaten Congress members to &#8220;scare them into speaking the truth&#8221; and was found with a handwritten journal expressing a desire to kill members of a group believed to be AIPAC,a pro-Israel lobbying association. He was also charged with possessing and distributing child pornography following a search of his phone. Camacho has been detained as his arrest and is scheduled for sentencing on December 8, 2026.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"164\">Georgia<\/a> teenager who ran onto the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/us-capitol\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1408\">Capitol<\/a> grounds with a loaded shotgun pleaded guilty Monday to illegally carrying a firearm on the premises, according to court records.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Feb. 16, 2026, Carter Camacho, 18, of Smyrna, Georgia, armed himself with a newly purchased shotgun and drove from his home to Washington, D.C., stopping overnight to sleep in his car at a rest area, prosecutors <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.dcd.290005\/gov.uscourts.dcd.290005.9.0.pdf\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4665237\/georgia-teenager-guilty-plea-capitol-shotgun-mixed-explanation-journal\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Georgia teenager pleads guilty to charging Capitol grounds with shotgun<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4664935\/judge-trump-religious-liberty-panel-challenge\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Judge dismisses challenge to Trump\u2019s religious liberty panel that it excluded faiths<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4664647\/bryan-kohberger-intends-withdraw-guilty-plea-idaho-college-murders\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Bryan Kohberger intends to withdraw guilty plea in Idaho college murders<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After arriving in the district the following day, Camacho changed into what he described as \u201cscary attire\u201d \u2014 green camouflage pants, a camouflage blouse, and a tactical plate carrier vest \u2014 before parking his car and charging toward the Capitol, according to court records.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prosecutors said Camacho exited his vehicle carrying a loaded shotgun with a round chambered and the safety disengaged. He ran toward the Capitol and only stopped after reaching the south steps on the building\u2019s west side, where he was confronted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/l-a-officials-war-with-elected-sheriff-over-threat-to-clear-encampments-from-venice-boardwalk-by-july-4\/\" title=\"L.A. 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(Justice Department via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">This image from video contained in the Justice Department\u2019s memorandum in support of pretrial detention of Carter Camacho, 18, shows Camacho running near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Feb. 17, 2026. (Justice Department via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">This image contained in the Justice Department\u2019s memorandum in support of pretrial detention of Carter Camacho, 18, shows items Camacho was carrying near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Feb. 17, 2026. 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According to court filings, the note stated, \u201cMy objective is to kill all APICA members and corrupt people of the senate\/state,\u201d with the original spelling errors preserved, though ostensibly referring to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, a pro-Israel lobbying group.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4663747\/netanyahu-mamdani-oct-7-fomenting-hate-israel\/\">NETANYAHU SAYS MAMDANI \u2018CELEBRATED\u2019 OCT. 7, \u2018FOMENTING HATE\u2019 WITH ISRAEL CRITICISM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Camacho was also charged with\u00a0receipt or distribution of child pornography that stemmed from evidence uncovered during a search of Camacho\u2019s phone following his arrest, according to court records.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Camacho has remained in custody since his arrest and is scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 8 by U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia teen pleads guilty to Capitol shotgun charge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2636243,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26208761709222.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4172,52649,14893],"class_list":["post-2636242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-capitol","tag-gun-charge","tag-teenager"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26208761709222.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2636242","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2636242"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2636242\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2636246,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2636242\/revisions\/2636246"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2636243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2636242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2636242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2636242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}