A Michigan man tried to enter the Capitol Visitor Center on Tuesday with a letter for Congress expressing his discontent with the government’s response to the war in Gaza.

Olson told police he packed up his “political thesis,” a flare gun, flares, two notebooks, and his backpack and began driving to Washington, D.C. on Nov. 4, 2024. He stopped at a gas station in Westland to fill his car fuel tank, as well as the water bottle and glass liquor bottle with gasoline.

As they searched the man, police found what they believe is a manifesto, as well as a letter to Congress, stating his views on Middle East tensions.