Police Arrest Man Pulled From ‘Suspicious Vehicle’ Outside Supreme Court

The United States Capitol Police arrested a man after he illegally parked a “suspicious vehicle” in front of the Supreme Court and refused to leave.

In August, the same man came to the Capitol Complex and made concerning statements.

The man, who has been identified as 55-year old Dale Paul Melvin of Kimball, Michigan, was arrested for Failure to Obey and Assault on a Police Officer.

“I would like to express my appreciation for all of our officers as well as the Supreme Court Police officers,” said Deputy Chief Jason Bell of the USCP’s Operational Services Bureau. “Everybody did an outstanding job to keep our Congressional Campus safe.”

At approximately 9:30 am, USCP officers saw Melvin’s illegally parked Chevy Tahoe in front of the Supreme Court.

The suspect appeared to be frustrated, refused to talk to police officers, and said, “The time for talking is done.”

Officers cleared the area out of an abundance of caution.

USCP crisis negotiation officers tried to speak with the suspect, but he refused to talk.

At approximately 11:00 am, the USCP Containment and Emergency Response Team, which is similar to a SWAT team, pulled the man from the SUV.

The vehicle is still being searched, but so far, no weapons have been found.

In April, a U.S. Capitol Police officer died, and another was badly injured when a man rammed a car into them at a barricade outside the Capitol. The suspect was fatally shot.

In August, a man drove a pickup truck onto a sidewalk outside the Library of Congress and claimed he had explosives, leading law enforcement to evacuate government buildings and nearby homes as they negotiated with the man.

 

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