Lawmaker, Special Counsel Robbed
From Associated Press
WASHINGTON —
A Massachusetts congressman and the special counsel to the House Ethics Committee were robbed by an armed man near the Sup-reme Court, police reported Wednesday.
Rep. Chester G. Atkins (S-Mass.) and Richard J. Phelan, the special counsel, were approached late Tuesday by a man armed with a revolver who demanded their wallets, U.S. Capitol police said. After the men complied, the robber fled on foot. Neither victim was injured.
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