The incidents occurred as former president Jimmy Carter lay in state and President-elect Donald Trump visited the building.

As President Jimmy Carter’s body lay in state Wednesday, Capitol Police arrested a man they said tried to get a machete into the building. Officers spotted a machete in the man’s bag during security screening at the Capitol Visitor Center’s north doors just after 2 p.

Police said they stopped and arrested a man after a machete was seen on the X-ray security at the north entrance of the Capitol Visitor Center. Three knives were additionally found in the man’s bag. The man was arrested on “multiple charges of Carrying a Dangerous Weapon.” The arrest took place around 2:00 p.m.

U.S. Capitol Police have arrested a man who lit a bag on fire and put it on top of his car near the Grant Memorial.

The U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) said that they arrested a person who attempted to set his car near the Capitol building during President-elect Trump's visit.

The U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) said officers arrested a person after responding to a suspicious vehicle incident Wednesday evening. At around 5:30 p.m., USCP said officers responded to First Street in Northwest D.

Police arrested a man armed with a machete and multiple knives attempting to enter the U.S. Capitol complex as visitors streamed in to pay their respects to the late President Jimmy Carter and just hours before President-elect Donald Trump met with GOP senators.

As President-elect Donald Trump was visiting the U.S. Capitol, police responded to an incident nearby in which a man attempted to set a car on fire. According to the United States Capitol Police, police were alerted to a man trying to set a car on fire near the Grant Memorial on Wednesday.

The U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) said officers arrested a man for trying to light his car on fire near Capitol grounds Wednesday evening. At around 5:30 p.m., USCP said officers responded to First Street in Northwest D.