A staffer for Democrat Sen. Cory Booker has been arrested by police for carrying a pistol at the U.S. Capitol without a license.
59-year-old Kevin Batts, a retired police officer who now works as a “special assistant” for Booker, allegedly had a gun on him at the time of his arrest on Capitol grounds Monday evening.
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BREAKING: Cory Booker Staffer Arrested for Carrying Gun on Capitol Grounds During Marathon Speech on the Senate Floor.
Kevin A. Batts, 59, a retired Newark police officer and Booker staffer, was arrested by Capitol Police for Carrying a Pistol Without a License on Capitol… pic.twitter.com/ikZoyQ44pt
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