Iowa is in the news today -- and not for a good reason! A man from Davenport, IA, was arrested near the White House yesterday after driving to Washington DC with a gun and a knife on a "
self-described mission to go to the executive mansion:"
R.J. Kapheim, 41, of Davenport, Iowa, walked up to a Secret Service officer on the east side of the White House grounds and “told the officer that someone in Iowa told him to go to the White House,” Secret Service spokeswoman Nicole Mainor said.
Kapheim said he had driven to Washington from Iowa. When officers searched his car, a 2013 Volkswagen Passat parked a few blocks away on the edge of the National Mall, they found a .30-30 rifle with more than 40 rounds of ammunition and a six-inch knife in the trunk, she said.
Kapheim has been arrested and charged with possession of an unregistered firearm. He potentially faces additional charges.
