The Georgia teenager who ran onto the Capitol grounds with a loaded shotgun pleaded guilty Monday to illegally carrying a firearm on the premises, according to court records.
On Feb. 16, 2026, Carter Camacho, 18, of Smyrna, Georgia, armed himself with a newly purchased shotgun and drove from his home to Washington, D.C., stopping overnight to sleep in his car at a rest area, prosecutors said.
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