As we reported last night, the "Pizzagate" scandal took a turn for the bizarre, when a man with an assault rifle walked into the Comet Ping Pong restaurant on Sunday afternoon to "self-investigate" the popular Washington pizza parlor owned by James Alefantis that has been accused of being an international child sex ring run by prominent Democrats, following the release of Podesta emails. 28-year-old Edgar Maddison Welch, of Salisbury, N.C., fired the rifle at least once inside the restaurant but no one was injured, before he turned himself in.

On Monday, the police released the criminal complaint against Welch, in which he admitted that he was motivated by the numerous online reports about a suspected child trafficking ring allegedly operating out of the restaurant and run by top Democrats, including Mrs. Clinton and her campaign chairman, John D. Podesta.

Welch said in an arraignment released on Monday that he had read online that the Comet Ping Pong restaurant in Northwest Washington was “harboring child sex slaves, and he wanted to see for himself if they were there,” according to court documents. He said he was armed to help rescue children but surrendered peacefully “when he found no evidence that underage children were being harbored in the restaurant.”

Welch was charged with four counts, including felony assault with a deadly weapon and carrying a gun without a license outside a home or business. Wearing a white jumpsuit and shackles, Welch told the judge his name and stood silently as he was advised of his rights. The judge ordered him to remain in custody.

Welch, 28, of Salisbury, N.C., fired from an assault-like AR-15 rifle. The police had found two weapons in the restaurant, and one in the suspect’s car. No one was hurt.

Will this arrest mute the relentless online allegations of a pedophile ring run out of the pizza store, and which allegedly implicates some of the top democrats in the country? Somehow we doubt it.

Full police report below: