A man has been arrested after threatening to chop up Republican Sen. Rand Paul and his family with an ax.

The conservative senator mentioned the threat during an interview at a Rotary Club event in Kentucky.

'Capitol Police have issued an arrest warrant for a man who threatened to kill me and chop up my family with an axe,' he said. 'It's just horrendous that we have to deal with things like this.'

Sen Rand Paul describes threat from man who he says claimed he would chop up the senator’s family w/ an axe. @RandPaul describes his thoughts w/ this happening months after being attacked in his yard & the baseball practice shooting. @WHAS11 pic.twitter.com/xx581BlFj7 — Chris Williams (@chriswnews) July 2, 2018

Sen. Paul tweeted his thanks to U.S. Capitol Police

The conservative senator has been subject to many threats this year

The senator also tweeted his thanks to U.S. Capitol Police.

'Thank you to the US Capitol Police for their arrest of the man who recently threatened to kill my family and me,' he wrote.

The man allegedly called in the threats to Paul's Bowling Green office, according to the Louisville Courier-Journal.

A spokesperson for U.S. Capitol Police told they DailyMail.com they do not comment on ongoing investigations. The senator's office said they are not releasing further details.

'It's been a year where we're becoming more and more aware of these threats,' Paul said.

Paul said he now has 24/7 security at his side.

'I can't go anywhere without security. I can't even go to church without being worried about someone being there,' Paul said.

'The whole country needs to take a step back. Look, I never have had a cross word with Democrats. People need to not think our political differences have to end in violence,' he added.

Paul has been subject to several threats over the past year.

He was at the Congressional baseball practice in Virginia a little more than a year go when James Hodgkinson opened fire and shot several congressional staffers as well as Rep. Steve Scalise.

Paul was unhurt.

In November, his neighbor Rene Boucher tackled the senator while he was mowing the lawn of his Bowling Green home.

Boucher claimed he 'had enough' of Paul's unsightly tree branches, sticks and leaves that were piled up along the property line.

Sen. Rand Paul says he has security 24/7

Rene Boucher, center, appears in court for an arraignment hearing in November 2017

He denied the attack was politically motivated. Boucher is a registered Democrat, according to the Kentucky State Board of Elections.

Paul filed a civil suit against Boucher last week.

Boucher pleaded guilty to assaulting a member of Congress and was sentenced earlier this month to 30 days in jail and a $10,000 fine. Prosectors sought 21 months jail time and are appealing the sentence.

Paul, a hardline conservative, is a lone wolf in the Senate whose positions on some issues make him a target. He has expressed doubt about global warming, said same-sex marriage offends himself and others, and suggested states should not require parents to vaccinate their children.