A suspect has been taken into custody by law enforcement hours after police said he parked a pickup truck near the Capitol and claimed to have a bomb, sparking evacuations of several nearby buildings.
Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger confirmed at a press conference on Thursday afternoon that the man, whom police identified as Floyd Roseberry of North Carolina, had surrendered to authorities.
Footage obtained by NBC News appeared to show the man exiting the truck and crawling from the vehicle on the ground following negotiations with law enforcement.
Manger said earlier that officials had been negotiating with the man after the police department evacuated the Cannon House Office Building, the Library of Congress’s Jefferson Building and other buildings nearby to investigate the active bomb threat.
During negotiations, Manger said, law enforcement used a whiteboard to communicate with Roseberry, writing “messages back and forth.” He said they also used a robot to get a telephone transferred to him, which Roseberry declined to use.
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