16-07-2025
Man arrested after bow and arrow, guns, sword found in car near Capitol
The U.S. Capitol Police arrested an Oregon man Wednesday on the ground of the Capitol after finding a vehicle loaded with weapons and ammunition.
Around 9 a.m., officers with the department's First Responders Unit came across a red Subaru Outback, with a tricycle strapped to the roof, parked without the proper permit in a lot reserved for congressional staff.
Police said officers saw what appeared to be a knife, an empty pistol holder, and a bow and arrow inside the vehicle. They identified the vehicle's owner as 23-year-old Nolan Churan. He was later found unarmed outside the Capitol's north barricade and told Capitol Police that there were guns in his car.
A D.C. police dog signaled to officers the presence of firearms and ammunition in the vehicle. Capitol Police searched the vehicle and retrieved a rifle, a handgun, multiple rounds of ammunition, knives, axes, a rapier sword, a halberd, and a bow and arrow.
Churan faces multiple weapons charges, including carrying guns without a license, possession of a sword and possession of a high-capacity ammunition feeding device. Capitol Police said they are working to figure out why Churan was at the Capitol.
