Man arrested near US Capitol after driving from California with a guillotine in his truckbed

Man arrested for bringing guillotine to US Supreme Court

Police seized a guillotine that was spotted Tuesday afternoon in the bed of a pickup truck along the 100 block of East Capitol Street.

Authorities are investigating why Le drove across the country from the small San Diego County community and why he brought the device to Washington.

Police are unsure of the reason for his cross-country trek to the nation’s capital.