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Man Arrested With Gun Outside White House Says He Was Only Going To Fire a Couple of Times

Displayed loaded weapon at Secret Service police booth

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A man who displayed a loaded weapon at a U.S. Secret Service police booth outside the White House told officers, "I was only going to fire a couple of shots if no one confronted me," according to court documents.

Officers arrested Christopher Wade Briggs in the 700 block of Jackson Place NW Tuesday afternoon.