IDADI YA WATU WALIOSOMA HABARI HII: Police arrested a man near the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday after he drove up to one of the building's barricades with a rifle in his vehicle and told officers that he had a delivery for President Obama, a Senate spokesman said.

The man was arrested and transported to Capitol Hill police headquarters for further processing. Charges against him are pending.

Capitol Police spokeswoman Sgt. Kimberly Schneider said the man did not specifically threaten Obama, but confirmed the man said he was making a delivery.

While being questioned by Capitol police, the man admitted to having a gun in the vehicle and was detained without incident, she said.

Threats against Obama have led to arrests in previous cases.

In one, federal prosecutors concluded that three people arrested with drugs and weapons in a suburban Denver, Colorado, motel posed a "true threat" to Obama during the Democratic National Convention.

In the second, a Florida man was charged with threatening bodily harm against the then-candidate in August. He has pleaded not guilty