A man was arrested outside of a Dallas election night event for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Senate campaign on Tuesday evening.
Dallas police took the suspect into custody after pulling him over at a traffic stop. Police found ammunition, bullets, and firearms in the car without any license plates, according to multiple reports. The suspect was wearing a hat, gloves, a camouflage face mask, and sunglasses, and was detained several minutes after briefly stepping into the hotel asking to use the restroom, according to the New York Times.
The man had been lingering around the hotel just before 6 p.m. when the event was set to open to attendees, according to the outlet.
The Washington Examiner has reached out to Paxton’s campaign for comment.
Paxton, a conservative hard-liner who has faced some personal scandals, is facing off in a heated GOP primary against incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX). The race is likely expected to go to a runoff between Paxton and Cornyn, which would happen in May.
Paxton and Hunt have hit four-term Cornyn as an establishment traditional Republican, saying it’s time for Texas to choose someone new.
President Donald Trump has refused to endorse any of the three Republicans, who have each vied for his sole blessing this election cycle. Trump instead has said he supports all three candidates.
On the Democratic side, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) and state Rep. James Talarico are facing off in the hotly contested primary.
TEXAS DEMOCRATS SAY DALLAS COUNTY VOTERS BEING ‘TURNED AWAY’ OVER PRECINCT VOTING RULE
As of press time, polls have closed in the Lone Star State as voters await results.
In Dallas, where Paxton’s election night event is being held, voting was extended until 9 p.m. after voters experienced confusion over where their polling locations were. The county had agreed to a rule to have voters cast their ballots in their specific precincts instead of any countywide polling location, which Democrats railed against as “voter suppression.”
