Man with concealed weapon arrested near Republican convention venue
by Ed Pilkington from US news | The Guardian on (#6PABQ)
Police detain 21-year-old carrying backpack including AK-47 pistol, loaded rifle magazine, flashlight and black gloves
A man arrested on Monday close to the venue of the Republican national convention in Milwaukee had a concealed AK-47 pistol, a fully loaded rifle magazine, a flashlight and black gloves, and a mask from the slasher movie Scream inside his backpack, a court document has revealed.
Donnell Tinsley, 21, was spotted by a special agent for homeland security about two blocks away from the secure outer perimeter of the Republican convention venue, Fiserv Forum, on Monday. That same day Donald Trump made his first public appearance at the convention following the attempt on his life by a gunman in Pennsylvania.
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