{"id":7759,"date":"2026-08-26T07:36:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T07:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=7759"},"modified":"2026-08-26T07:36:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T07:36:05","slug":"california-man-arrested-after-guillotine-found-near-us-capitol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=7759","title":{"rendered":"California man arrested after guillotine found near US Capitol"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 United States Capitol Police on Tuesday arrested a California man with what they said was a guillotine in the bed of a pickup truck parked near the U.S. Capitol complex.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=7757\">Three arrested in series of chain snatch robberies in San Jose<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Police detained 35-year-old Philan-Tam-Duy Le of Julian, California, shortly after 3 p.m., when the truck he was driving containing the device was illegally parked east of the Capitol grounds, Capitol police said.<\/p>\n<p>Officers said they were investigating why the suspect, who drove from California, had made the trip and why he was transporting it.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=7756\">San Jose: 3-alarm fire destroys downtown tire shop<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A guillotine is an instrument for administering capital punishment by beheading and consists of a heavy blade mounted on a tall wooden frame. 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