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Instead, a picture of an American flag was placed where the license plate should have been. The officer pulled over the truck along the 500 block of South Capitol Street, SW, and noticed a bayonet and machete, which are illegal in Washington, D.C., inside, police said.
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U.S. Capitol Police say they arrested Donald Craighead, 44, of Oceanside, California, near the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C., early Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. Craighead’s Dodge Dakota pickup truck had multiple knives inside, and a swastika and other White supremacist symbols painted on it, police say. (Photo: U.S. Capitol Police) (U.S. Capitol Police)
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U.S. Capitol Police say they arrested Donald Craighead, 44, of Oceanside, California, near the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C., early Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. Craighead’s Dodge Dakota pickup truck had multiple knives inside, and a swastika and other White supremacist symbols painted on it, police say. (Photo: U.S. Capitol Police) (U.S. Capitol Police)
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U.S. Capitol Police say they arrested Donald Craighead, 44, of Oceanside, California, near the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C., early Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. Craighead’s Dodge Dakota pickup truck had multiple knives inside, and a swastika and other White supremacist symbols painted on it, police say. (Photo: U.S. Capitol Police) (U.S. Capitol Police)
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U.S. Capitol Police say they arrested Donald Craighead, 44, of Oceanside, California, near the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C., early Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. Craighead’s Dodge Dakota pickup truck had multiple knives inside, and a swastika and other White supremacist symbols painted on it, police say. (Photo: U.S. Capitol Police) (U.S. Capitol Police)
At that time, Craighead allegedly stated that he was “on patrol” and “began talking about white supremacist ideology and other rhetoric pertaining to white supremacy,” the U.S. Capitol Police said.
“This is good police work plain and simple,” Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said in a statement. “We applaud the officers’ keen observation and the teamwork that resulted in this arrest.”
“This is an excellent example of the work our officers do every day,” Operational Services Bureau Deputy Chief Jason Bell added. “We are so proud of these officers for their vigilance.”
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The U.S. Capitol Police Investigations Division will continue its probe of the suspect. It was no immediately clear whether Craighead was planning to attend any upcoming demonstrations or if he has ties to any previous cases in the area, police said.