Police said he was monitoring local agencies and had formulas for rifle scopes on a note in his cup holder. [More]OK. And he was "nowhere near the president."
And the story doesn't mention him having a...you know, rifle. Just "a sidearm."
The charge?
"[G]oing armed in terror of the public"...?
I think we all need to learn a lot more. This certainly sounds odd, but it's not exactly like the "Authorized Journalists" have earned my automatic trust with their formula.
[Via Ed M]