The man charged with trying to bring a machete into the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday says he meant no harm and simply forgot he had the large blade in his bag. That man, Mel Horne, told police he is ...

Authorities then searched his bag and found the machete, according to the criminal complaint. He received a conditional pre-trial release after a hearing in D.C.'s Superior Court last week ...

According to a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, officers spotted a machete inside a man's bag during a security scan around 2 p.m. Officers, according to the post, took the man into custody ...

Police said the man was arrested at a security checkpoint for people waiting to view the former president's casket as he lies in state in the Capitol rotunda.

Capitol Police officers intercepted the man—who faces multiple charges of carrying a dangerous weapon—during a routine security check Wednesday afternoon in the Capitol Visitor Center after spotting ...