{"id":1846,"date":"2026-06-05T19:37:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T19:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1846"},"modified":"2026-06-05T19:37:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T19:37:43","slug":"first-on-cnn-house-members-chief-of-staff-charged-with-carrying-a-gun-into-us-capitol-complex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1846","title":{"rendered":"First on CNN: House member\u2019s chief of staff charged with carrying a gun into US Capitol complex"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<button><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n<span><svg>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Summary<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<span><svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span><svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>The chief of staff to a Texas Republican congressman has been charged with bringing a firearm into the US Capitol complex, according to court documents.<\/li>\n<li>Luis Angel Vega allegedly carried a pistol and ammunition through security in December without a license to carry, the documents say.<\/li>\n<li>Vega told Capitol Police he usually enters the building with Rep. Pete Sessions, who is exempt from security screening, according to the documents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<span>AI-generated summary was reviewed by a CNN editor.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            The chief of staff for Rep. Pete Sessions, a Texas Republican, was charged Wednesday with bringing a firearm into the US Capitol complex, according to court documents obtained by CNN.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1844\">Takeaways from the appeals court hearing on the White House ballroom project<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            Luis Angel Vega is expected to make an appearance in DC Superior court Friday on the charges, which stem from an alleged incident in December.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Capitol security officers found the black pistol Vega and ammunition allegedly carried when Vega sent his bag through a security checkpoint at the entrance of a House office building that\u2019s part of the Capitol complex, the court documents said. They then instructed Vega to lock up the firearm in his car and then return for his bag to be re-screened, which he did, according to the filings.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The charging documents describe a telephone interview that US Capitol Policeconducted with Vega a week after the alleged December 22 episode. Vega told the police officer that he did not have a license to carry the pistol, according to the court filings, and that usually he enters the House office building with Sessions \u2014 referred to was \u201cWitness-1\u201d in the documents \u2014 who is exempt from being screened by the mags.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cThe day of the offense was out of the ordinary in that Witness-1 entered the building separately from the defendant and the defendant forgot there was a pistol in his bag,\u201d the court filings said.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1834\">Graham Platner can\u2019t explain why ex-girlfriend knew tattoo\u2019s Nazi link before he says he did<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            It is not clear why the warrant for Vega\u2019s arrest was issued months after the incident, prompting his first court appearance set for Friday.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            CNN reached out to Session\u2019s office for comment. A lawyer for Vega has not yet been identified.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The US Capitol Police and US Attorney\u2019s office in DC didn\u2019t immediately return requests for comment.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Vega faces two counts: carrying a gun outside his home without a license and carrying a firearm onto the Capitol grounds.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1832\">Congress didn\u2019t kill Trump\u2019s $1.8 billion \u2018anti-weaponization\u2019 fund. So where does it stand?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<em>CNN\u2019s Ellis Kim and Holmes Lybrand contributed to this report. <\/em>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The chief of staff for Rep. 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