Man who crashed U-Haul truck near White House wanted to end U.S. democracy, prosecutors say

The man accused of crashing a box truck into barriers near the White House in a bid to overthrow the government planned to give a speech announcing the end of U.S. democracy, prosecutors said.

Sai Varshith Kandula, 19, of Chesterfield, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, was being held without bail pending a hearing Tuesday. He was arrested after the crash May 22 and charged with depredation of property of the United States.

Investigators and prosecutors, however, have suggested that the weightier matter was his alleged intention to seize power and harm the president if necessary. Investigators say suspect in White […]

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