A Senate staffer was arrested for carrying an unlicensed gun in the Capitol earlier this week, Capitol Police said Tuesday. It was the latest in a string of incidents in which a staffer or member of the public has gotten into the Capitol or an office building with a weapon.
“Yesterday afternoon a Member of Congress led an IDed staff member around security screening at the Hart Senate Office Building,” Capitol Police said in a statement. “Later that evening, outside the Senate Galleries, the IDed staff member — who is a retired law enforcement officer — told our officers he was armed.”
Kevin A. Batts, 59, of New Jersey, was charged with a felony count of carrying a pistol without a license, according to court records. The documents do not identify Batts’ employing office, but he is listed as a special assistant to Sen. Cory Booker, according to the most recent Senate disbursement records.
