Man attempted car attack outside Pentagon and said "I hate America," court documents say

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Tamirat Yehualawork, 36, allegedly drove through a security checkpoint outside the Pentagon on Friday, speeding over a second security barrier and forcing police to pull guns and use their police vehicles to pin and stop Yehualawork's car near the complex.According to a police affidavit reviewed by CBS News, "As he crossed the bridge into the South Secure Parking lot of the Pentagon, a (Pentagon) officer shined his flashlight to get Yehualawork's attention.According to the affidavit, Yehualawork "did not comply with officers' commands to exit the vehicle and was forcibly removed from the Ford Expedition.A judge in Virginia has ordered Yehualawork to be detained pending future hearings in the case.In 2020, a man was arrested for attempting to set a car on fire with a possible explosive device in a parking lot on the grounds."

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