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Timothy Bates is a retired Memphis, Tennessee Police Officer. He came to Washington this past weekend for an unusual visit, but he was arrested near the White House.
Timothy Bates was arrested Sunday morning shortly after 7 a.m., that’s when uniformed Secret Service officers observed him appearing to relieve himself outside the Renwick Gallery at the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and 17th Street, right near the White House.
Bates told Uniform Secret Service officers and agents he was headed to the White House, and wanted to meet with National Security Agency Director Admiral Mike Rogers and Defense Secretary James Mattis “for advice on missing paychecks and how to get the dog chip out of my head.”
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After he was stopped by Secret Service, he told the officers that he had weapons in his car and even agreed to a car search. Here is where things went south!!!
According to a court filing, police located a total of nine firearms, including a Bushmaster assault rifle, a Tec-9 pistol with a silencer, a Vulcan machine gun and an AK-47. In addition, police said Bates had brass knuckles, a black jack and three knives in his car.
He is being held until his court appearance and ordered to have a mental evaluation.
