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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Uwa Ede-Osifo

California man who brought guillotine to US Capitol grounds pleads not guilty

A Capitol Police car is parked near a pickup truck carrying a seized guillotine
Federal authorities seized the device, which historically was used for executions in France and other European countries. Photograph: United States Capitol police

A California man who was arrested this week for having a wooden guillotine near the US Capitol grounds pleaded not guilty at a Wednesday arraignment to a misdemeanor weapon charge, court records show.

Prosecutors sought to keep 35-year-old Philan-Tam-Duy Le in jail, but Judge Robert Hildum of the District of Columbia superior court declined the request, according to the Washington Post.

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