First lady Michelle Obama, sitting with Stephen Orzechowski, 5, left, and Bo Obama, right, reads "Twas the Night Before Christmas" to a group of children at the Children’s National Health System in Washington.

Dec. 14, 2015 First lady Michelle Obama, sitting with Stephen Orzechowski, 5, left, and Bo Obama, right, reads "Twas the Night Before Christmas" to a group of children at the Children’s National Health System in Washington. Susan Walsh/AP

The furry additions to the first family are Portuguese water dogs.

The furry additions to the first family are Portuguese water dogs.

The furry additions to the first family are Portuguese water dogs.

A man who allegedly plotted to kidnap one of the Obama family’s dogs was arrested in the District on Wednesday with a cache of weapons and ammunition in his car, the Secret Service said.

Upon his arrest, Scott D. Stockert, 49, of Dickinson, N.D., made a series of outlandish claims to officers: that he was Jesus Christ, that he was the son of John F. Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe, that he planned to run for president, and that he was there to kidnap Bo or Sunny, the Obamas’ dogs, the Secret Service said in a court document.

[The political message of the presidential pets]

According to a filing in D.C. Superior Court, the Minnesota field office of the Secret Service first learned of Stockert’s intention to kidnap one of the Obamas’ Portuguese water dogs.

[Forget posing with the president. It’s all about selfies with Sunny and Bo.]

A North Dakota man who allegedly plotted to kidnap one of President Obama's family dogs is facing a weapons charge after he was arrested with guns and ammunition at a Washington hotel. (Reuters)

After Stockert drove his pickup truck from North Dakota to New York to Washington, Secret Service officers found him at a Hampton Inn at 901 6th Street NW, the court document said.

When agents asked him whether he had any weapons, he told them he had two firearms in his truck and directed them to the truck.

Agents found the two firearms under the back seat — a 12-gauge pump shotgun and a bolt-action .22-caliber rifle. They learned that he was not registered to own a gun and arrested him, the court document said.

They also found more than 350 rounds of ammunition, a billy club and a machete with a 12-inch blade.

Stockert was charged with carrying a rifle or shotgun outside his home or place of business, which is illegal in most cases in the District.

At a preliminary hearing Friday, a judge found probable cause for the case to move forward. The judge ordered that Stockert be released to a high-intensity supervision program pending a court date to be set later.

During his release, Stockert cannot possess any real or imitation weapons, or go near the White House or Capitol, the judge ordered.