Olson told police he packed up his “political thesis,” a flare gun, flares, two notebooks, and his backpack and began driving ...

The decisive election of Donald Trump on Tuesday sent a clear message to officers who protected the Capitol from rioters on ...

U.S. Capitol Police said they also found a letter to Congress when they searched Austin M. Olson, 27, on Tuesday. The letter ...

A man is in custody after authorities say he went to the nation's Capitol on election day armed with a flare gun, gasoline, ...

U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) arrested a man with a torch lighter and a flare gun at the Capitol Visitor Center (CVC) on ...

Austin Olson was caught during a routine security check at the U.S. Capitol Visitor’s Center on Election Day. Capitol Police ...