The disturbing incident unfolded in front of the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial just before 5:30 p.m. – at the same time Trump, 78, was arriving at the Capitol Building.

United States Capitol Police have identified the man arrested ... elect Trump was paying his respects to former President Jimmy Carter, who was lying in state at the Capitol Rotunda in Washington ...

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.

Late President Jimmy Carter's State Funeral ends Thursday in Washington, D.C., and Georgia, according to the United States Capitol Police.

The incident came just hours ahead of Trump’s planned meeting in the Senate, as Jimmy Carter lies in state at the Capitol.

Officers spotted a machete in the man’s bag during security screening at the Capitol Visitor Center’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," the police said in a thread on X. "Three knives were also found in the bag, along with the machete.

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

Former President Jimmy Carter's casket arrived at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday afternoon for ... and president of the United States," said Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a South Dakota Republican ...

Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter will lie in state in Washington for a second day. His remains arrived in Washington on Tuesday as part of state funeral rites and people will pay their respects again Wednesday.

Thousands are enduring the frigid cold for the opportunity to pay their respects to former president Jimmy Carter.

Capitol police have identified the 35-year-old man accused of trying to light his spray-painted car on fire near where former President Carter was lying in state.