Oregon man faces charges after car found filled with weapons, ammo near White House

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – An Oregon man was arrested in Washington D.C. for allegedly parking a car full of weapons near the White House on Wednesday.

Officers said Nolan R. Churan, 23, was parked in an area reserved for Congressional staff without a parking permit and with what seemed to be a bow and arrow, knife, and empty pistol holster inside.

U.S. Capitol Police said Churan was not near the car and was eventually tracked down near the north barricade of the U.S. Capitol. When interviewed, Churan reportedly told police he had guns in his car.

The car, a Subaru Outback with a large tricycle attached to the roof, was investigated by a K-9 team with the DC Metropolitan Police Department. Officers reported finding a rifle, a handgun, and ammunition along with multiple knives, axes, a halberd, a rapier sword, and a bow and arrow.

Churan faces charges of unlawful activities, carrying a pistol without a license, carrying a rifle without a license, carrying a dangerous weapon (sword), possessing a high-capacity ammunition feeding device, having an unregistered firearm and unregistered ammunition.

Officials said they are not sure what Churan was doing on Capitol grounds, but added that “there does not appear to be a nexus to the Congress.”