Crenshaw Fined $5000 For Evading Metal Detectors

Yahoo News reports:

Representative Dan Crenshaw (R., Texas) must pay a $5,000 fine after he allegedly bypassed metal detectors that were installed inside the U.S. Capitol following the January 6 riot, the House Committee on Ethics announced Wednesday.

The congressman reportedly refused to comply with security procedures as he entered the Republican cloakroom inside the U.S. Capitol last week, an investigation by the U.S. Capitol Police revealed.

The incident happened on September 23, according to police. Crenshaw received a notice that he violated the House resolution one day later. Members of Congress have repeatedly railed against the metal detectors since they were installed the week after the Capitol riot.

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Looks like Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) just got fined for not going through the metal detector to get onto the House floor.

$5,000 fine, taken directly outta his paycheck. pic.twitter.com/N5GkaCtjlR

— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) September 29, 2021

Republican Dan Crenshaw has been fined $5,000 for refusing to go through metal detectors en route into the chambers of the House of Representatives. https://t.co/GtExVZogFv

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 30, 2021