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
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.
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All those targets and he only wanted to take a COUPLE OF SHOTS?