Before Trump's visit to the Capitol, a suspect was arrested for allegedly ranting about the president-elect online.

The man accused of attempting to smuggle a machete and other knives into the U.S. Capitol on the day President-elect Donald Trump visited to pay his respects to the late former President Jimmy Carter, who was lying in state, seems to have made several anti-Trump posts on social media.

Despite being charged with carrying multiple dangerous weapons, including a machete, two folding knives, and a box cutter, Mel J. Horne was released just days before Inauguration Day.

Recent court documents reveal that a user with an account on X under his name and linked to a handle associated with his phone number made several anti-Trump posts.

The account responded to a Trump parody account by calling both the president-elect and billionaire Elon Musk "s---bags" when asked if they liked Musk.

On Dec. 9, the account posted "F--- them!" Another post on New Year's Eve claimed that the two men are "consistent enemies of the state."

In the morning, the account described Trump as an "enemy" but also posted a hopeful message.

"I will pray for the health, wellbeing, and safety of our President-elect, as well as for Jesus to touch his heart and show him the way, regardless of how much of an enemy of the American people he may be."

A tweet about the Capitol police officer who shot Jan. 6 protester Ashli Babbitt prompted another post advocating for Trump's prosecution.

"He should be tried because he sent that girl to die."

Horne's mother had previously accused him of drug use and psychosis and sought to have him removed from her home and receive mental health treatment through a court order.

The nominees for various positions in the Biden administration, including Tulsi Gabbard, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., JD Vance, and Daniel Penny, have faced criticism and controversy.

Capitol police declined to comment on the tweets.

A spokesperson informed Planet Chronicle Digital that discussing open investigations would compromise the protection of our cases.

According to an affidavit, Horne claimed that the bladed weapons were landscaping tools after placing them in the X-ray tray at a magnetometer screening point at the Capitol Visitor Center.

When was your last landscaping job?

Read the police affidavit:

"The affidavit stated that Horne advised that he was not heading to or from a landscaping job. He added that he was homeless and carried these items with him wherever he traveled."

On the same day Horne attempted to smuggle weapons into the Carter memorial, Trump will be inaugurated for his second term on January 20th.

A D.C. Superior Court judge granted Horne a conditional release while awaiting trial, but the specifics of his terms of release are not yet publicly available.

Adrian Hinton, another man, was arrested that day for allegedly attempting to torch a vehicle near the Grant Memorial. He will appear in court later this week.

Horne's arrest report indicates that he has a prior felony conviction, although the specifics of his previous conviction are not immediately clear. He was previously incarcerated in 2019, but the Department of Corrections stated that they are not authorized to disclose information about that case. Court records reveal that Horne was charged with several misdemeanors in 2004.

"Brenda Horne, the mother of the individual in question, claimed in a civil complaint that her son has been residing in their house rent-free for the past year and has recently begun using substances to get high or alter his mind. As a result, he has become violent and the family is now afraid and wants him removed from their home."

She requested the judge to order the removal of the judge from her property and to mandate mental health treatment for him.

Court documents reveal that the case was dismissed without prejudice and Horne agreed to stay away from his parents' home for a year, with the condition that he was permitted to return only to the property's exterior to take care of his bonsai trees.

Planet Chronicle' Julia Bonavita contributed to this report.