Louisiana Man Hoped to Deliver Rifle to Obama

Police have arrested a man on Tuesday deemed as a threat to US President Barack Obama when he arrived at the US Capitol with a rifle.

A Senate spokesman told CNN that the man drove up to a barricade surrounding a Capitol building. The man said he had a delivery for President Obama. Sgt. Kimberly Schneider identified the man as Alfred Brock, 64, of Winnfield, Louisiana. Upon further questioning, Brock admitted that he had a rifle in his truck. He was subsequently arrested and taken to police headquarters. Police searched Brock's truck and found some ammunition. The surrounding area was also searched, however no harmful materials were found. Brock's case is the latest in a string of threats against Obama, before and after he was sworn in as President of the United States. During the Democratic National Convention, three people in a motel in Denver, Colorado, were arrested with drugs and weapons in their possession. Authorities later determined that they posed a "true threat" to Obama. In August, a Florida man was also charged with threatening bodily harm against Obama.