Pentagon police arrest man who drove through checkpoint and said he 'was trying to kill people,' court documents say

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CNN — An Ethiopian man was arrested outside the Pentagon last week after Pentagon police say he drove through a checkpoint toward officers and later said, “I hate America and I was trying to kill people” as he was being apprehended, according to an affidavit filed in federal court.
Tamirat Yehualawork, 36, is charged with using “a vehicle as a weapon to intimidate, resist, and impede federal police officers while engaged in their official duties,” the affidavit said.
“Pentagon Police Department (PPD) officers tried to raise a secondary barrier blocking the vehicle, but he was moving too fast and drove over the barrier before it could raise,” the agent said, adding that Yehualawork continued to drive toward the Pentagon.
When an officer tried to get Yehualawork’s attention with a flashlight, the affidavit said, he accelerated his car toward the officer, who pointed his weapon at the vehicle and ordered it to stop.