Man arrested after gun and ammunition found in vehicle near U.S. Capitol, police say

A view of the U.S. Capitol building. (Michael Reynolds/EPA)

A man was arrested Thursday after a weapon and ammunition were found in his car near the U.S. Capitol, police said.

The incident unfolded around 9 a.m. when U.S. Capitol Police were doing “routine parking enforcement” in the 300 block of New Jersey Avenue NW near D and First streets NW, officials said. Officers saw “what appeared to be a firearm in a parked vehicle,” according to Eva Malecki, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Capitol Police.

The owner of the vehicle arrived. After officers got consent to search his vehicle, they found a weapon and ammunition, police said. The man was arrested and taken to the Capitol Police headquarters for processing.

The man was identified as 23-year-old Robert Wesley Combs of Monroe, Ga., and was charged with interstate transportation of firearms, unregistered firearm and unregistered ammunition, Malecki said; additional charges are pending.

Some streets in the area were closed as the incident was ongoing, but they have been reopened.