On Friday afternoon, Capitol Police say a man tried to bring a hammer into the U.S. Capitol but was foiled during a routine security check.

Authorities stated in a press release that around 3:40 p.m.,  a man identified as 33-year-old Christopher Snow of Canton, Ohio, was going through a screening at the Capitol Visitor Center when USCP noticed something was off about the contents inside his backpack:

As the man’s backpack went through the x-ray machine, a USCP officer noticed that a hammer was inside of the man’s bag. 

But he didn't go quietly, they said:

When the officer attempted secondary screening to look inside of the bag, the suspect attempted to grab the bag and became combative.

Several officers immediately intervened to stop the suspect. A struggle ensued. USCP officers deployed a Taser to stop the individual and take him into custody. A hammer was found inside the bag.

Snow will be charged with  Assault on a Police Officer, and the Capitol Police say they're still working to figure out why he brought the hammer with him.

In a statement, USCP Captain Andrew Pecher said:

These officers did what they were trained to do and stopped this man from getting into the U.S. Capitol. Great work from the officer who spotted the hammer, to the officers who quickly took the suspect into custody.

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