More than a half-dozen US Secret Service officers reportedly took two men into custody from a vehicle in a Washington, DC, neighborhood on Thursday morning and confiscated what appeared to be an assault-style rifle.
Officers handcuffed both men and separated them, according to a Reuters reporter who witnessed it in the Georgetown neighborhood. They also took what looked like body armor parts from the car, the reporter said.
The vehicle was a black Ford sedan with Indiana license plates with Marine Corps Veteran lettering.
Images from the scene showed one suspect earing a black hoodie and tan pants, and the other donning a camouflage jacket and baseball hat. At least one of the men was transported from the street in a Secret Service van.
Video footage showed cops taking out military-style bags from the vehicle and emptying the contents on the trunk and the road. Objects that appeared to be body armor plates were photographed by officers.
The arrests occurred on the 1000 block of Wisconsin Avenue NW, in the middle of the upscale neighborhood that includes Georgetown University and popular shops, and is near the US Capitol.
The Secret Service protects American political leaders and their families.
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