OLYMPIA, WA (AP) – New details have surfaced surrounding the overnight break-in into the state Capitol building over the weekend.
KGMI previously reported that an intruder broke into the Legislative Building on Sunday and vandalized several rooms and historical artifacts.
The man smashed a glass door, set fire to a rug and flag, and knocked over busts of George Washington and Martin Luther King Jr. before he was taken into custody by state troopers.
WSP told the Associated Press that the man appeared to be experiencing a mental health crisis.
The man, who has a history of mental health challenges, was booked into Thurston County Jail on suspicion of first-degree burglary, first-degree arson and first-degree malicious mischief.
State Patrol says it did not find the incident to be politically motivated.
The Capitol building is back open to the public, but certain spaces are closed off as the damage starts to get repaired.
