Police say Howell was arrested with three assault rifles and chemicals for making explosives in Santa Monica, California, early Sunday. ———2:45 p.m.Police say a heavily armed Indiana man arrested on his way to a Southern California gay pride parade told them he wanted to do harm to the event. The Latest on the arrest of an armed man who told police he was heading to a gay pride parade (all times local):6:15 p.m.Santa Monica's police chief says she was incorrect when she said a heavily armed Indiana man told investigators he was headed to a gay pride parade in order to do harm. Police say Howell was arrested on Sunday morning in Santa Monica, California, with three assault rifles and chemicals that can be used to make explosives. Police in Santa Monica planned a news conference to discuss the arrest.

Source: ABC News June 12, 2016 21:27 UTC