Central Texas Digest: Armed man arrested at Capitol

According to the Central Texas Digest, presented on the statesman's website, (added link at the bottom of the commentary), "A 20-year-old man was arrested Monday after officials said he carried a knife blade into a joint meeting of three state House committees at the Capitol Extension."


DPS spokeswoman, Tela Mange, explained that the man stood up in the middle of the meeting and began speaking in a very loud tone. As he stood up, "an 8-inch-long knife blade, wrapped in a paper towel, dropped to the floor." The man was immediately arrested, however, his name has not been released because he has not yet been charged. "He is undergoing a mental health evaluation at University Medical Center Brackenridge, she [Mange] said. 


All of this comes on the heals of last weeks New York City bomb scare, as well as the trajedy at Ft. Hood a while ago, in my opinion. It is obvious that security at government buildings, inside of major metropolitan areas, along with army bases, needs to be increased in order to prevent people from attempting to commit violent acts, testing the system. "The incident comes about a month after the state's top leaders approved a plan to impose security screening on visitors to the Capitol. Later this week, House and Senate staffers will be briefed on the plan, which includes restricted entry points, metal detectors and X-ray machines. The $3 million plan would include the Extension."


Let's get with the program people!!


http://www.statesman.com/news/local/central-texas-digest-armed-man-arrested-at-capitol-681214.html