Washington, D.C. police arrest man carrying torch and flare gun on Election Day – National

As Americans headed to the polls on Election Day, a man was arrested after a security screening in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Capitol Police said on Tuesday that the man was stopped during a screening process at the Capitol Visitor Center.

“The man smelled like fuel, had a torch & a flare gun,” it said in post on X, formerly know as Twitter.

“The CVC is closed for tours for the day, while we investigate. We will provide more information when we can.”

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Voting on Tuesday unfolded largely smoothly across the country with only scattered reports of delays from extreme weather, ballot printing errors and technical problems.

Most of the hiccups occurring by midday were “largely expected routine and planned-for events,” said Cait Conley, senior adviser to the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, in a press briefing.

She said the agency was not currently tracking any national, significant incidents impacting election security.

More to come…

— with files from The Associated Press

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