California man who brought guillotine to US Capitol grounds pleads not guilty
- A California man who was arrested this week for having a wooden guillotine near the US Capitol grounds pleaded not guilty at a Wednesday arraignment to a misdemeanor weapon charge, court records show.
- Prosecutors sought to keep 35-year-old Philan-Tam-Duy Le in jail, but Judge Robert Hildum of the District of Columbia superior court declined the request, according to the Washington Post.
- At the Wednesday hearing, Hildum acknowledged having a guillotine amounted to a “very, very serious thing”, but noted that Le did not threaten anyone with the device.
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- A California man who was arrested this week for having a wooden guillotine near the US Capitol grounds pleaded not guilty at a Wednesday arraignment to a misdemeanor weapon charge, court records show.
- Prosecutors sought to keep 35-year-old Philan-Tam-Duy Le in jail, but Judge Robert Hildum of the District of Columbia superior court declined the request, according to the Washington Post.
- At the Wednesday hearing, Hildum acknowledged having a guillotine amounted to a “very, very serious thing”, but noted that Le did not threaten anyone with the device.
Sources: Times of India, Guardian