<p>U.S. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/capitol-police" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Capitol Police</a> arrested a man on Wednesday evening near the Grant Memorial who claimed that he had napalm in his car, according to a source familiar with the incident.</p>
<p>The incident happened around the time that President-elect Donald Trump was set to visit the U.S. Capitol to pay his respects to the late former President Jimmy Carter.</p>
<p>A grounds crew worker noticed the man trying to light something on fire by his car, which was parked in front of the statute, according to a source familiar with the matter.</p>
<p>When asked what he was doing, the man communicated that he had &#8220;napalm&#8221; in the car and was &#8220;trying to light it on fire,&#8221; according to the source.</p>
<p>Napalm is a highly flammable substance that was developed by U.S. scientists during WWII and has been used on the battlefield in flamethrowers and bombs.</p>
<p>Capitol Police acknowledged on X that they had responded to the incident after receiving a suspicious vehicle report.</p>
<p>&#8220;Our officers have taken the driver into custody,&#8221; USCP said in a statement. &#8220;As is routine, our bomb squad will investigate the suspicious vehicle.&#8221;</p>
<p>Police shut down a wide area around the vehicle and advised the public to stay away.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Our officers have taken the driver into custody. As is routine, our bomb squad will investigate the suspicious vehicle.</p>
<p>Please continue to stay away from the area. <a href="https://t.co/PlA4bgNbkQ">pic.twitter.com/PlA4bgNbkQ</a></p>
<p>— The U.S. Capitol Police (@CapitolPolice) <a href="https://twitter.com/CapitolPolice/status/1877125469146952041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>In a separate incident on Wednesday, USCP arrested and charged a man for trying to bring weapons inside the Visitor Center.</p>
<p>Police officers stopped that man just after 2 p.m. after he “tried to get a machete into the Capitol Visitor Center (CVC),” USCP said in a statement.</p>
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<p>“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,” police said.</p>
<p>Police added that they also found three additional knives in his bag.</p>
<p>“The man is being arrested for multiple charges of Carrying a Dangerous Weapon,” they said.</p>
<p><em><strong>This is a breaking news story; refresh the page for update.</strong></em></p>

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