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An unnamed man illegally brought a handgun to the Wisconsin Capitol and requested to see Gov. Tony Evers (D), an act that got him arrested. The same man bailed himself out and returned to the Capitol with a rifle the same night.
Both armed visits took place on Wednesday around 2:00 PM local time, according to Scott Bauer of the Associated Press. Wisconsin’s Department of Administration spokesperson Tatyana Warrick told the press that the man, who was not identified, showed up at the Capitol building in Madison, Wisconsin “shirtless and had a holstered handgun,” and “demand[ed] to see the governor.” Evers was not in the building at that time.
The man was arrested for illegally bringing a gun into the Capitol without a concealed carry permit. After being booked, he posted bail and returned to the Capitol at about 9:00 PM, after the building was closed, this time carrying an assault-style rifle and again demanding to see Evers. The suspect was taken into protective custody and then the hospital.
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Evers was on another gunman’s hit list back in 2022; Douglas K. Uhde, who shot retired Juneau County Circuit Judge John Roemer in Wisconsin before turning the gun on himself, had targeted several public officials including Evers, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D).