California Man Arrested Near U.S. Capitol with Guillotine
The Pure Report account · 6 sources · as of Aug 27, 06:24 UTC
Philan-Tam-Duy Le was arrested by Capitol Police on Tuesday while carrying a guillotine in the bed of his pickup truck. Le, a 35-year-old man from Julian, California, drove to Washington, D.C., and was arrested on suspicion of carrying a dangerous weapon. The pickup truck was parked along the 100 block of East Capitol Street.
What we know
- Philan-Tam-Duy Le is 35 years old.
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“Police detained 35-year-old Philan-Tam-Duy Le of Julian, California.” — verbatim from apnews.com · article - A guillotine was found in the bed of Le's pickup truck.
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“who they say was carrying a guillotine in the bed of a pickup truck.” — verbatim from nbcnews.com · article - Le drove from California to Washington, D.C.
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“Le, 35, drove to Washington from California.” — verbatim from nbcnews.com · article - Le was arrested on suspicion of carrying a dangerous weapon.
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“was arrested on suspicion of “carrying a dangerous weapon” and being in possession of the guillotine.” — verbatim from nbcnews.com · article - The pickup truck was parked along the 100 block of East Capitol Street.
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“The pickup truck was parked along the 100 block of East Capitol Street.” — verbatim from nbcnews.com · article
Framing spectrum · 6 outlets
Coverage patterns
Earliest report in our feed set (publisher timestamps): among the earliest were Washington Examiner and The Hill — stamps within 90 minutes.
| Lean | Outlets | Articles | Who |
|---|---|---|---|
| Left | 2 | 3 | Los Angeles Times, nbcnews.com |
| Center | 2 | 2 | The Hill, apnews.com |
| Right | 2 | 2 | New York Post, Washington Examiner |
Report-by-report timeline · 7
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