The individual accused of assaulting Rep. Nancy Mace on Capitol grounds has entered a plea of not guilty.

On Tuesday night, a man who was accused of physically confronting Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., on Capitol grounds in Washington, D.C., entered a not guilty plea to a misdemeanor assault charge.

On Tuesday, Mace was allegedly assaulted by James McIntyre, a 33-year-old man from Illinois.

The police affidavit states that two witnesses reported seeing a man in his 40s approach Mace, the victim, and offer to shake her hand. When Mace extended her hand, the man grabbed it with both of his and violently shook her arm.

James McIntyre, a 33-year-old resident of Illinois, was identified by witnesses as the man Mace encountered after finding an internet posting of the event.

Mace, after the encounter, spoke to officers and gave a similar account.

The man aggressively and exaggeratedly shook Mace's arm up and down when she offered her right hand to shake hands.

Mace tried to withdraw her hand from the man, but she couldn't manage to do so.

The man declared, "Trans youth require advocacy," while being shaken aggressively.

Mace informed the officers that she was stunned by the circumstances and remained silent in the man's presence.

She mentioned feeling intimidated while attempting to detach, and following the encounter, she experienced pain in her wrists, arm, and shoulder.

When asked if she wanted paramedics to respond, Mace reportedly refused.

Following the occurrence, Mace utilized social media to inform her audience about the incident.

"Tonight on Capitol grounds, I was physically accosted over my fight to protect women. Capitol police have arrested him. The violence and threats only prove our point. Women deserve to be safe. Your threats will not stop my fight for women!"

On Wednesday, she continued to post about the encounter on X.

In a single post, she mentioned that she had recently spoken with President-elect Trump.

""We eagerly anticipate your return to the White House, Mr. President, as you have been a strong advocate for women," Mace wrote."

She posted a photo of herself with her arm in a sling on another occasion.

On Wednesday, Planet Chronicle Digital reached out to Mace's office for an update on his condition but did not receive an immediate response.

An arraignment in Superior Court of the District of Columbia resulted in a magistrate judge ordering the release of McIntyre.

Mace has expressed her opposition to transgender individuals using bathrooms that do not correspond to their biological gender.

She led the opposition to allowing Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, a Democrat from Delaware, to use the women's restrooms on Capitol Hill, as McBride is a biological man who identifies and presents as a woman.

Last month, Mace stated that she was receiving death threats and felt unfairly targeted.

Mace proposed resolution H.R. 1579, which prohibits the use of facilities other than those corresponding to one's biological sex by members, officers, and employees of the House.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.