Since they had “government markings” he should have reported the devices.
He had just rented the place and had no knowledge of the Awans or the spying. The national news syndicate has had a news blackout on the Awans.
Webb doesn’t tell everything. He is directed by NYPD and FBI Field. If the Marine had called it in, those laptops and Blackberries would undoubtedly have been smashed by Wasserman-Shultz people. As it was, it was good that the Marine called the people that Webb told him to call to preserve the evidence.
The question you should be asking is why is this news report saying the equipment was smashed? It wasn’t.
The equipment is still in custody of the Capitol Police who are not turning it over to Wasserman-Shultz except for one piece that is clean or damaged. They know what’s up.
The Marine did just fine and it’s fortunate that Webb got to him before others did.