A North Carolina man accused of commandeering a Washington pizza restaurant with an assault-style rifle in December pleaded guilty Friday to a federal charge of interstate transport of firearms and a local charge of assault with a dangerous weapon. Edgar Maddison Welch, 28, allegedly came to D.C. intent on investigating the viral conspiracy theory known as “Pizzagate,” which falsely linked Hillary Clinton to an alleged child sex trafficking ring.
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Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post, The Columbian
Fri, 03/24/2017 - 10:00am
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