Apparently unarmed man arrested on Washington, D.C., street for stalking Vice President who wasn't even near the area

 

Suspect had been a drone operator discharged by the U.S. military several yeas ago  ---  and recently under treatment at the VA for mental health issues

Gun and ammunition found in car parked in a Washington, D.C., public parking garage about a fifteen minute drive from the place outside the VP's residence where the suspect had been detained by the Secret Service prior to his arrest by the DC Police

All of it is supposed to have been the result of a BOLO from Texas about a man experiencing "paranoid delusions"

On Wednesday, the U.S. Secret Service reported that a suspect named Paul Murray, 31, a former military drone operator, was detained by its uniformed officers on a street near the government complex that houses the U.S. Naval Observatory and the official residence of the Vice President of the United States.  

Murray was observed on Massachusetts Avenue which encircles the northeast quarter of the grounds that house the U.S. Naval Observatory and the official residence of the vice president;  and he was detained at that location by a uniformed detail of the Secret Service.  At the time, the official residence for the Vice President was unoccupied, because it is undergoing renovations. Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff currently are staying at Blair House near the White House.

Later, the Washington Metropolitan Police Department said that its officers arrested and charged Murray with carrying a dangerous weapon, carrying a rifle or shotgun outside of a business, possession of unregistered ammunition and possession of a large-capacity ammunition-feeding device.  Also according to the D.C. police, a rifle and ammunition were recovered from Murray's vehicle.​  

According to local news reporters and picked up in the national media, Paul Murray was charged with the weapons and ammunition offenses after he told the authorities that his car was parked in a garage several blocks away, and that it contained a semi-automatic rifle, over one hundred rounds of ammunition, and five 30-round magazines. 

Multiple reports indicated the arrest was sparked by an "intelligence bulletin that originated from Texas."  A Texas law enforcement bulletin said Murray had been experiencing "paranoid delusions" that the military or government wanted to kill him, and that he had sent his mother a text message saying he was in Washington and was going to "take care of his problem."  Local reports from Texas indicated that Paul Murray had many police involved incidents consistent with a person experiencing mental health problems.  

There is no explanation as to how Murray allegedly recently obtained an AR-15 rifle with a high capacity magazine.