Marino's office says Shucard was placed on unpaid leave. | John Shinkle/POLITICO Hill staffer arrested on gun charge

U.S. Capitol Police arrested a press secretary for Rep. Tom Marino (R-Penn.) on Friday after he attempted to bring a 9mm handgun into the Cannon House Office Building.

At 9:15 a.m., police arrested Ryan Shucard on the felony charge of carrying a pistol without a license, according to Lieutenant Kimberly Schneider. The Smith & Wesson 9mm handgun and magazine were discovered during “administrative search required for entry into the building.”


The gun was not loaded.

Staffers entering the Capitol complex are required to pass through a metal detector and have their bags screened.

Shucard is being processed at U.S. Capitol Police headquarters.

William Tighe, the chief of staff for Marino, said Shucard was placed on unpaid leave once the office was informed of the arrest. That leave will continue for an undetermined time and the office is cooperating with police on the “serious” matter, Tighe said.

Marino, a Republican from Pennsylvania, was elected in 2010.

Shucard, a Littleton, Colorado, native, started with Marino in May 2014. He studied at the University of Northern Colorado and the George Washington University.

Before joining Marino’s staff he was a staff assistant for Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) for nearly 18 months.

CORRECTION: A previous version of this story misstated Shucard’s employment with the University of Northern Colorado.

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