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The man accused of causing a bomb threat and a partial shutdown on Capitol Hill last month faced a judge Wednesday, as did one of the highest profile defendants in the Jan. 6 insurrection. News4’s Scott MacFarlane reports.
The North Carolina man accused of a bomb threat that shuttered Capitol Hill last month pleaded not guilty to federal charges, including attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, as a judge ruled him competent to proceed in the case after adjustments were made to his medication regimen.
Floyd Roseberry appeared in court virtually Wednesday from the D.C. jail. He’s scheduled to return to court Oct. 8 and willremain in jail until further hearings.
Roseberry is accused of threatening to have a bomb in his pickup truck, triggering a standoff outside the Library of Congress. He also is accused of producing a live feed of the standoff on Facebook, talking about his objections to the 2020 presidential election.
The North Carolina man accused of a bomb threat that shuttered Capitol Hill last week will remain in the D.C. jail for at least another month to assess whether new medication has an impact on a mental health condition.
The incident forced the closure of much of Capitol Hill and the evacuation of some buildings.
On a phone call with News4, Roseberry’s wife said her husband left their home and said he was going on a fishing trip. She said she had no idea he was headed to D.C.
He recently became more politically active and voted for the first time in his life for ex-President Donald Trump, she said. She said her husband was deeply upset by the results of the 2020 election and also faced mental health issues.
Roseberry's wife told me that her husband left North Carolina last night and said he was going on a fishing trip. She says her husband has been upset of the result of the Presidential election and voted for the first time in his life for President Trump @nbcwashingtonhttps://t.co/yuya2qxOsE
Roseberry drove a black pickup truck onto a sidewalk in front of the Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress, on 1st Street SE, at about 9:15 a.m. Aug. 19, police said. Officers responded to a disturbance call.
The Library of Congress and three Capitol office buildings were evacuated as police investigated.
FBI Washington Field Office, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and D.C. police responded to the scene, along with numerous firetrucks and Capitol Police vehicles. Police sent snipers to the area.
Roseberry finally got out of the truck and climbed away after about five hours, before 2:30 p.m., and the area reopened about 4:30 p.m.
There were few lawmakers and staffers in the Capitol complex. Some staffers were seen calmly walking out of the area at the direction of authorities.
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A pickup truck is parked on the sidewalk in front of the Library of Congress’ Thomas Jefferson Building, as seen from a window of the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, in Washington. A man sitting in the pickup truck outside the Library of Congress has told police that he has a bomb, and that’s led to a massive law enforcement response to determine whether it’s an operable explosive device.
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US Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger speaks to the press near the US Capitol as police investigate a possible bomb threat, in Washington, DC, on August 19, 2021. The Federal Bureau of Investigation says it has also joined the probe. “The USCP is responding to a suspicious vehicle near the Library of Congress,” the US Capitol Police said on its Twitter feed. “This is an active bomb threat investigation.”
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A DC Metropolitan Police Department armored vehicle arrives on the East Plaza of the U.S. Capitol responding to an active bomb threat unfolds near the Library of Congress on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021.
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People are evacuated from the James Madison Memorial Building, a Library of Congress building, in Washington on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, as law enforcement investigate a report of a pickup truck containing an explosive device near the U.S. Capitol.
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A police vehicle moves into an area near the U.S. Capitol and a Library of Congress building in Washington on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, as law enforcement officials investigate a report of a pickup truck containing an explosive device.
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U.S. Capitol Police officers stand at an intersection near the U.S. Capitol and a Library of Congress building in Washington on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, as law enforcement investigate a report of a possible explosive device in a pickup truck outside the Library of Congress on Capitol Hill and have evacuated have evacuated multiple buildings on the sprawling Capitol complex.
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A Metropolitan Police Department cruiser blocks a street near the U.S. Capitol and a Library of Congress building in Washington on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, as law enforcement officials investigate a report of a pickup truck containing an explosive device.
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Law enforcement officials surround an area near the U.S. Capitol and a Library of Congress building in Washington on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, as they investigate a report of a pickup truck containing an explosive device.
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In this image taken through a window law enforcement officials surround an area near the U.S. Capitol and a Library of Congress building in Washington on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, as they investigate a report of a pickup truck containing an explosive device.
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Authorities investigate a pickup truck parked on the sidewalk in front of the Library of Congress’ Thomas Jefferson Building, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, in Washington. A man who claimed to have a bomb in a pickup truck near the Capitol surrendered to law enforcement after an hour-long standoff that prompted a massive police response and the evacuations of government buildings and businesses in the area.
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Authorities get set to tow a pickup truck from the sidewalk in front of the Library of Congress’ Thomas Jefferson Building, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, in Washington.
It was the first time Capitol office buildings were evacuated since the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Capitol Police and D.C. police have been on high alert since the insurrection.
