Machete-wielding suspect at US Capitol granted pre-trial release days before Trump inauguration Suspect Mel Horne told Capitol police the blade was for landscaping – a day after a snow emergency.

US Capitol Police arrested a 23-year-old homeless man Tuesday after officers caught him with a knife, a brick, and a machete outside the seat of America’s legislative branch.

A man who was arrested last week for carrying a machete and a knife outside the U.S. Capitol is an illegal immigrant from Venezuela that federal border authorities previously released from custody ...

US Capitol Police detained a man Wednesday who allegedly tried to slip a machete and three knives into the Capitol Visitor Center hours before President-elect Donald Trump's expected visit.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man was arrested Wednesday for trying to bring a machete and knives into the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, police said.

A man with a machete and three knives inside his bag was arrested at the entrance to the U.S. Capitol, as members of the public stopped by to pay their respects to former President Jimmy Carter, U ...

A man allegedly carrying a machete and a knife on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol was arrested Tuesday afternoon by U.S. Capitol Police. According to the statement released by police, an officer… ...

WASHINGTON — US Capitol Police arrested a man accused of trying to bring three knives and a machete into the building's visitors center on Wednesday. "Our officers spotted a machete in a man's ...

Police arrest man carrying a machete, knife on US Capitol grounds. Police have identified the man as 23-year-old Jose Leonardo Marquez of no fixed address. Credit: US Capitol Police.

The U.S. Capitol building is seen on September 9, 2024 in Washington, D.C. Police arrested a man allegedly trying to bring a machete into the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday.

According to a message posted on the U.S. Capitol Police's X (formerly Twitter) account, officers stopped the man and took him into custody just after 2:00 p.m. local time after noticing a machete ...