A man found with three guns was arrested near the Capitol Building early Tuesday after he stopped an officer to ask for directions to the White House.
Steve Randall Oney approached an officer about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday on the 100 block of Independence Ave SW and asked where the White House was located, according to court documents.
Oney told the officer he was visiting the area for the night and that he was in the process of moving, adding that everything he owned was in his late model Ford pickup truck with a Tennessee license plate.
The officer noticed a propane tank and what appeared to be an ammunition box in the back of the truck. He asked Oney if he had any weapons in the vehicle, and the suspect acknowledged he had two guns in the front of the truck and one in the back, court documents say.
Oney gave the officer permission to search the vehicle. According to prosecutors, officials found a .44 caliber revolver, a loaded .22 rifle and a 7 mm Remington rifle. The truck also contained a knife and three boxes of ammunition.
Oney was arrested and charged with carrying a pistol without a license, and possessing an unregistered firearm and unregistered ammunition.
Court documents say Oney said he was unfamiliar with D.C. gun laws.
