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Molly BeckMilwaukee Journal SentinelMADISON – A 43-year-old Madison man who goes by "Taco" demanded to see Gov. Tony Evers at the Wisconsin State Capitol on Wednesday afternoon and returned later with an assault rifle after posting bail, according to state officials.Evers told reporters Thursday he was unharmed and had confidence in the state Capitol police would continue to keep him safe."I'm OK. To their credit, the Capitol police took control of the situation and so it's over, but yeah, it's always something, that is, things you don't want to see happen, but that's why we have good people in the police departments, in the Capitol police and the State Patrol," Evers told reporters. "They're doing their great work."On Wednesday afternoon, Joshua Pleasnick arrived at the state Capitol shirtless, with a leashed dog and wearing a holstered handgun, according to information on the incident provided to lawmakers and obtained by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel."While being interviewed Pleasnick said he would continue coming to the Capitol until he spoke to the Governor about domestic abuse towards men," the report said. "Pleasnick stated he did not own a vehicle and it is likely he has access to a large amount of weapons and is comfortable using them.""Use extreme caution when in contact with Pleasnick. He should be considered armed," Capitol police officials told lawmakers in an alert.Pleasnick was arrested after approaching the security desk outside of Evers' office inside the state Capitol, Department of Administration spokeswoman Tatyana Warrick told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He said he would not leave until he saw Evers. Police arrested the man for openly carrying a firearm inside the Capitol building, which is a violation of state law.Pleasnick returned to the state Capitol about 9 p.m. with an assault-style rifle after posting bail at the Dane County Jail. He demanded to see the governor again and was again taken into custody.Lawmakers were not notified of either incident until Thursday morning. The Evers administration initially refused to supply information to the Journal Sentinel early Thursday."I was not notified, but it sounds like the Capitol Police did a fine job," Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said Thursday.Last year, Evers appeared on a target list of a man accused of fatally shooting a retired county judge. The so-called "hit list" was found in the suspect's vehicle with names that included Evers, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.Jessie Opoien of the Journal Sentinel contributed to this report.Molly Beck can be reached at molly.beck@jrn.com.

Molly BeckMilwaukee Journal SentinelMADISON – A 43-year-old Madison man who goes by "Taco" demanded to see Gov. Tony Evers at the Wisconsin State Capitol on Wednesday afternoon and returned later with an assault rifle after posting bail, according to state officials.Evers told reporters Thursday he was unharmed and had confidence in the state Capitol police would continue to keep him safe."I'm OK. To their credit, the Capitol police took control of the situation and so it's over, but yeah, it's always something, that is, things you don't want to see happen, but that's why we have good...

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