A Rhode Island man carrying two molotov cocktails in his coat pockets was arrested outside the U.S. Capitol on Monday after he approached a police officer and said he wanted to surrender, authorities said. They said the man later told them he had come to Washington to kill high-ranking government officials.

Ryan Michael English, 24, of South Deerfield, Massachusetts, told Capitol Police officers he would "like to turn himself in" on Monday, telling them he wanted to kill Scott Bessent, who was recently confirmed as the United States secretary of the treasury.

A South Deerfield man carrying Molotov cocktails and knives was arrested in connection with wanting to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, WCVB-TV reported Tuesday. Ryan Michael English, 24, faces charges of unlawful receipt of a firearm;