WASHINGTON, Sept. 5, 2008
Man With Explosives Arrested Near Capitol
Grenade, Several Weapons Found In Suspect's Car Several Blocks From U.S. Capitol Building
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Christopher Shelton Timmons, 27, of Orange, Va., was charged with carrying a deadly weapon and possessing unregistered firearms and ammunition, said Capitol Police spokeswoman Sgt. Kimberly Schneider.
Timmons was detained after he stopped to ask a police officer for directions and the officer saw a rifle case in the car.
A search of the car, a Jeep Cherokee, turned up a rifle, a live grenade, a pistol, ammunition, magazines with ammunition in them and several other "items of concern," Schneider said.
Police closed nearby streets for several hours while conducting the search. The incident occurred near the Library of Congress southeast of the Capitol.
The FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and District of Columbia police assisted in the investigation.
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- I think that this guy was a few cards short of a full deck.
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- A nutjob drives into D.C. with gun, ammo, grenade. And instantly the morons turn it into a problem with "liberals" and "communists." Amazing.
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- It doesn''t surprise me that he ask a cop for directions. What wouldn''t surprise me is he''s part of the Palin clan. In the next few weeks the Nation will learn what a mistake McCain made in choosing Gov. Palin. The media is just getting started in their vetting processes that the McCain campaign never did.
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- He was looking for Pelosi
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- Directions - to where?
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Ex-NBA ref Tim Donaghy 
