Man accused of bringing guillotine near Capitol posted plans before arrest

The man accused of bringing a guillotine near the United States Capitol Building reportedly posted his plans on social media before traveling to the nation’s capital.

Philan-Tam-Duy Le posted on social platform Instagram a video on Aug. 12 showing a guillotine and appeared to be wearing an executioner’s hood in parts of the video. He stated that he was growing frustrated with lawmakers and defense contractors for “getting us involved in international conflicts and forever wars.”

He said that he has “been working on a solution” for his grievances before showing the guillotine in the truck bed of a black truck – claiming it is “strictly for self-defense purposes.”

“I want to make things very clear: I harbor no ill will or intentions of violence toward anyone, religiously, politically, scientifically, financially, musically or socioeconomically,” he added.

“SAN DIEGO TO THE CAPITAL MOTHERF- – – ERS LATER,” he concluded in the video’s caption.

Le – a tattoo artist in Julian, Calif. located about 60 miles northeast of San Diego – is currently facing one count of carrying a dangerous weapon for his alleged actions.

U.S. Capitol Police officers Sergei Vittone, Ryerson Hill and Joseph Diaz – according to an affidavit to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia – were the first to spot an illegally parked black Toyota Tacoma with a guillotine in the truck bed.

Hill confirmed that the guillotine was real after tapping on the blade section of it.

During questioning by Vittone and Hill before he was arrested , Le told the officers he was not near the Capitol “for any specific reason” and “didn’t have issues with specific members of Congress,” according to the affidavit.

In a Saturday post , Le confirmed he had been released from prison on Aug. 26 and will stand for trial on Sep. 24. He also declined to comment further on ongoing investigations.