A Washington, DC man was detained Wednesday after he allegedly tried to slip a machete and three knives into the US Capitol Visitor Center hours before President-elect Donald Trump was due to arrive.

The U.S. Capitol Police on Thursday said a man who passed a security checkpoint with a handgun and toured the chamber was arrested and charged.

“On Tuesday, January 21, the United States Capitol Police (USCP ... Officials said Faber managed to enter the Capitol Visitor Center (CVC) with the weapon on him and take a tour before heading ...

The 27-year-old had been allowed into the Capitol Visitor Center about an hour prior ... The case is being investigated by the US Attorney’s Office. Strangely, another man with that same name ...

Later that day, the man went through a Capitol Police magnetometer screening and entered the Capitol Visitor Center ... from U.S. Capitol Police. The US Capitol in Washington, DC, Dec. 10 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man was arrested Wednesday for trying to bring a machete and knives into the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center ... someone would answer? Let us know and we may be able to look ...

The USCP noted that when Faber went through the Capitol Visitor Center (CVC) checkpoint, the magnetometers sounded and an officer performed a secondary hand search. Responding officers canvassing ...

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