Booker aide arrested for allegedly carrying a gun as senator began hourslong speech

Kevin Batts, 59, was arrested by Capitol Police for carrying a pistol without a license. Batts is a special assistant to Booker, according to LegiStorm, and has worked for the senator in that role since November 2013, with a gap between February 2019 and February 2020.

“Yesterday afternoon a Member of Congress led an IDed staff member around security screening at the Hart Senate Office Building. Later that evening, outside the Senate Galleries, the IDed staff member — who is a retired law enforcement officer — told our officers he was armed,” Capitol Police told the Washington Examiner in a statement.

“All weapons are prohibited from Capitol Grounds, even if you are a retired law enforcement officer, or have a permit to carry in another

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