The United States Capitol Police on Tuesday revealed that they had arrested an unidentified man at the Capitol Visitor Center during security screening process because he "smelled like fuel, had a torch,

U.S. Capitol Police on Tuesday arrested a man at the visitors center who smelled like fuel and was carrying a torch and a flare gun, police said in a statement.

"Our officers just arrested a man who was stopped during our screening process at the Capitol Visitor Center. The man smelled like fuel, had a torch and a flare gun," US Capitol Police said on X, formerly known as Twitter. The man also had two containers that, when opened by police, smelled like gasoline, a law enforcement official said.