A man with a machete was shockingly caught trying to enter the U.S. Capitol just before Donald Trump‘s scheduled visit to President Jimmy Carter’s remains at the complex.
Capitol Police confirmed the man was arrested in a thread on X Wednesday afternoon.
‘Just after 2:00 p.m., our officers stopped and arrested a man who tried to get a machete into the Capitol Visitor Center (CVC),’ the first post began.
‘During security screening at the CVC’s north doors, our officers spotted a machete in the man’s bag, stopped the x-ray machine, arrested the man, and secured the machete.’
But authorities uncovered more than just a machete.
‘Three knives were also found in the bag, along with the machete,’ the authorities revealed.
‘Security screening was temporarily stopped at the north side of the Capitol Visitor Center while we investigated.’
The man, who was not named, is being arrested for ‘multiple charges of Carrying a Dangerous Weapon.’
Police vehicles are parked outside the US Capitol building in Washington, U.S., January 2, 2025
The people pays their respects to former U.S. President Jimmy Carter as his flag-draped casket lies in state at the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, on January 8, 2025
President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida
The Capitol Police said additional information is to come.
The frightening announcement comes just hours before Trump is expected to visit Carter’s remains in the Capitol Rotunda.
The late president is currently lying in state, a special honor for high-ranking deceased politicians.
Trump’s visit had been planned for days and was publicly known ahead of time.
Though authorities have not shared a motive behind the incident.
This is a breaking story and will continue to be updated.
