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U.S. Capitol Police have released the identities of two men who were arrested in separate incidents at the Capitol on Wednesday, just prior to the arrival of President-elect Donald Trump, who was coming to pay his respects to former President Jimmy Carter.
First, USCP said they arrested a man just after 2:00 p.m., who tried to get a machete into the Capitol Visitor Center.
“During security screening at the CVC’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 USCP announced, adding, “Three knives were also found in the bag, along with the machete. Security screening was temporarily stopped at the north side of the Capitol Visitor Center while we investigated.”
In a press release, the USCP announced the identity of the man: Mel J. Horne, 44, of Washington, D.C.
A photo of the weapons was then posted on social media.
USCP Stops, Arrests Man with Machete & Knives at Security Screening: https://t.co/l3CPimfyAt pic.twitter.com/S1zRwt3vg4
— The U.S. Capitol Police (@CapitolPolice) January 8, 2025
Social media sleuths have found what appears to be Horne’s Facebook page.
The #Capitol #Machete suspect is Mel J. Horne aka Mel Jamahal Horne. Grew up in DC. Arrested with machetes and knives while trying to light his car on fire.
During #JimmyCarter memorial.
Once again @x digs the news before the media.
Notice what he said St Patrick’s Day 2024?… pic.twitter.com/CpvdcOibIB
— AnonymousFaces🇨🇦 (@anonymous808609) January 9, 2025
Next, the Capitol Police arrested a man who was trying to set a car on fire at the Grant Memorial, near the Capitol. That man was identified as Adrian J. Hinton, 35, of Virginia.
The USCP wrote in a press release:
Just before 5:30 p.m., USCP officers were alerted to a man who had parked on First Street, NW. The man had lit a bag, which was on top of his car, on fire. While officers ran over to the man, the bag extinguished on its own. The man was arrested.
Out of an abundance of caution, the vehicle was declared suspicious, so the USCP’s Hazardous Incident Response Division cleared the vehicle. Officials determined that the car was not a danger at approximately 7:00 p.m.
The car had been spray-painted. Investigators determined that accelerants were in the bag.
The name of the man arrested yesterday is 35-year-old Adrian J. Hinton, of Virginia. He was arrested for Unlawful Activities.
— The U.S. Capitol Police (@CapitolPolice) January 9, 2025
The man arrested has been identified as 35-year-old Adrian J. Hinton https://t.co/FRacimiv1u
— WUSA9 (@wusa9) January 9, 2025
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