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Police arrest armed man at U.N. garage
YOUR E-MAIL ALERTSUNITED NATIONS (CNN) -- A California man -- allegedly armed with two guns, a large knife and over 200 rounds of ammunition -- was arrested Thursday as he tried to enter a United Nations parking garage, authorities said. Vernon J. Welker, 59, is to face charges of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, police detective Kevin Czartoryski said. He said Welker had a .22-caliber revolver, a .22-caliber Winchester rifle and a large knife in his car when he tried to enter the U.N. parking garage about 10:30 a.m. ET. Czartoryski said both guns were loaded and that Welker had more than 200 rounds of ammunition. Authorities said Welker tried to enter the garage at 3 U.N. Plaza, which is commonly used by U.N. workers. He was taken to a Manhattan police station and will be arraigned Friday in a New York criminal court. Czartoryski said Welker gave no indication why he was carrying the weapons. Calls to Welker's home in Salton City, California, went unanswered. Salton City is a small Southern California community about 80 miles east of Oceanside. CNN's Maureen Madden and Cheryl Bronson contributed to this report. 
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