Paul: Man threatened to attack him and his family with axe

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul says he and his family were targeted by someone threatening to attack them with an axe.

Paul told reporters Monday in his home state of Kentucky that Capitol Police issued an arrest warrant for a suspect. Then in a tweet, Paul thanked Capitol Police for arresting the suspect.

During a stop in Leitchfield in western Kentucky, Paul said a man threatened to kill him and “chop up” his family with an axe.

The Republican lawmaker says it’s “just horrendous” that political leaders have to “deal with things like this.”