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Man Arrested At Capitol For Trying To Kill Trump Admin Officials

A man carrying Molotov cocktails and several knives was arrested at the U.S. Capitol, where he was reportedly planning to kill President Donald Trump’s new Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent — though his initial targets were allegedly Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).

On January 27, just a few hours after Bessent was confirmed as treasury secretary, Ryan Michael “Reily” English was arrested with two Molotov cocktails and multiple knives after approaching a Capitol Police officer near the South Door to the U.S. Capitol building around 3:12 p.m. — where he allegedly told the officer about his weapons and said, “I’d like to turn myself in,” according to court documents.

The Massachusetts resident was immediately detained, and officers discovered a folding knife in his pants pocket along with two “destructive devices” in the inside pockets of his jacket and a lighter. The devices were reportedly made of 50ml bottles of vodka with a cloth soaked in hand sanitizer attached to the top.

English reportedly told Capitol Police officers that he had traveled to the U.S. Capitol building to “kill Scott Bessent” and informed them that he had more Molotov cocktails inside his vehicle that was parked in the 900 block of Independent Avenue SW. In the vehicle, police found a 750ml bottle of 100-proof vodka, as well as a grey sweatshirt that he had cut up to use in the Molotov cocktails.

He later told officials that his original plan was to murder Hegseth and Johnson, but he changed his mind — though thus far, he has not explained why he changed his target. Some reports have also indicated that English planned to burn down the Heritage Foundation building as well.

Inside English’s back pocket at the time of his arrest was a receipt with a handwritten note on the back addressed to a woman named “Judith.”

“Judith dear god I am so sorry. You must understand I can feel myself dying slowly b/c of my heart. This is terrible but I cant do nothing while nazis kill my sisters. I love you. This is awful. Im so sorry. I love u. Please stay alive and heal. you can. you are strong enough. F—k them for pushing us so far. you dont deserve this. Im so sorry for lying and plotting and lying. Please survive [7 hearts],” the note read, according to court documents.

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