Cory Booker Staffer Arrested for Allegedly Bringing Gun to the Capitol Before Senator Began Marathon Speech

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Cory Booker Staffer Arrested for Carrying Pistol on Capitol Grounds

A staffer for Cory Booker was arrested Monday for allegedly carrying a pistol on Capitol grounds without a license - just minutes before the senator took to the Senate floor to start his filibuster. Kevin A. Batts, of New Jersey, was arrested at the Capitol on Monday after failing to go through security, Notus reports.

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Senator Cory Booker staffer arrested for carrying firearm on Capitol grounds, police say

A staffer for New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker was arrested on Monday evening for carrying a firearm on Capitol grounds and after failing to go through security, according to the U.S. Capitol Police.

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Cory Booker staffer arrested for allegedly carrying pistol without license at Capitol

Batts is listed as a "special assistant" to Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., on Legistorm, a research entity that routinely updates salaries and information about lawmakers and their staffs.

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