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Man with shotgun, sword arrested near Capitol

Robot used to survey ‘items of concern’ in D.C.; no injuries reported

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A police robot is parked near a vehicle containing "items of concern," near the Capitol in Washington on Friday.
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updated 8:10 p.m. ET Jan. 18, 2008

WASHINGTON - Police arrested a man carrying a shotgun and a sword outside the U.S. Capitol building Friday, authorities said.

A statement from the U.S. Capitol Police said Michael Steven Gorbey, 38, was arrested and was being charged as a felon in possession of a firearm.

No one was injured, said police spokeswoman Sgt. Kimberly Schneider said.

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An officer first spotted the man near Union Station, about two blocks from the Capitol, and he was quickly arrested.

Police used a robotic camera to see inside man's vehicle but at first could not determine some "items of concern," Schneider said. A search of the truck uncovered ammunition but no other weapons or explosives.

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