This kind of thing is becoming alarmingly common. On Sunday night, a vandal broke into the Washington State Capitol in Olympia and went on a rampage, smashing up artifacts and starting a fire before being apprehended by state police. The damage was described by Governor Bob Ferguson as "significant."
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We have the most beautiful Capitol in the country. I am grateful for the quick work of our Department of Enterprise Services and the Washington State Patrol to bring this individual safely into custody.
Fortunately, law enforcement responded quickly; the perp is now in custody.
According to a Washington State Patrol (WSP) spokesperson, the suspect parked a car on flower beds in the flag circle in front of the Legislative Building at 10:15 p.m. Sunday and allegedly broke into the building through a ground floor office window.
The suspect was allegedly armed with two hammers and proceeded to cause major damage inside the building, including: breaking card readers, hand sanitizers, etc. as he went through the building; vandalized flags and statues on the 3rd floor as he progressed; then later started a fire in the State Reception Room, according to WSP officials.
The WSP had troopers on scene within 30 seconds after the suspect arrived at the Capitol. In total, three troopers ended up on the scene looking for the suspect. The troopers found the suspect as he was exiting the building and took him into custody.
The entire incident lasted about 10 minutes, but the suspect was allegedly able to cause significant damage in that time, WSP officials said.
Good work by the Washington State Police, who may well have fended off any more serious damage.
The vandal/arsonist has already been identified:
The suspect, who was identified in court documents Monday as Gunnar McLean Schubert, was experiencing a mental health crisis and the attack was not politically motivated, WSP officials said.
Schubert was booked into the Thurston County Jail on charges of burglary, arson, and malicious mischief. Schubert is expected in court Monday afternoon.
The "mental health crisis" part is not really in doubt, as one would have to have more than one screw loose to even consider an act like this. But the "...not politically motivated" part is rather doubtful, since the attack was on the state capitol, in a state where political tensions are running high at the moment. And, as we've seen time and again, political motivations often seem invisible to prosecutors and left-leaning media, even when they're obvious.
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Still, we'll give the Washington courts the benefit of the doubt - for now.
Interesting side note: This appears, according to the New York Times, to be the same Gunnar McLean Schubert who played shortstop and second base for the Florida Marlins. Schubert was expected to appear in court on Monday afternoon, but has not yet faced the court as of this writing. Stay tuned.
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