US EditionMasked man arrested outside Ken Paxton watch party with ammunition in his car, Dallas police say
A masked man was arrested for traffic violations after police found multiple ammunition boxes in his unplated vehicle near Paxton's watch party, with no firearms recovered.
- Outside the Marriott Dallas Uptown, officers detained a masked man with ammunition in his vehicle near Ken Paxton's watch party on Tuesday.
- Police responded to reports of a suspicious individual around 5:15–5:16 p.m. in the 3000 block of Fairmount Street, then determined he was making a delivery to an employee.
- Reporters and witnesses recorded officers removing several boxes of ammunition and placing ammunition magazines on the car's roof during a search of the detained man wearing a camouflage face mask, sunglasses, hat and gloves, with no firearms recovered.
- Police transported the person to Jack Evans Police Headquarters for further investigation, but authorities have not released the suspect's identity or whether charges will follow.
- The incident occurred amid a high-profile Republican U.S. Senate primary in which Paxton is challenging longtime incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, drawing national attention, as polls closed in Texas, and police have not confirmed a link to Paxton's event.
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