Crime & Safety
White House Fence Scaler Arrested Late Friday: Secret Service
The individual was arrested by uniformed Secret Service officers.
WASHINGTON, DC — An individual who scaled the White House fence late Friday was arrested on the South Grounds by uniformed Secret Service officers, the Secret Service said in a statement.
The individual scaled the outer perimeter fence by the Treasury Building and East Executive Avenue around 11:40 p.m.
Officials screened and searched a backpack carried by the individual as a precaution. The Secret Service said it was found to be free of any hazardous materials.
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According to the Secret Service, the South and North grounds of the White House were also searched, but nothing of concern was found. Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly has been briefed on the incident.
President Donald Trump was in the mansion at the time the individual, who has not been identified, scaled the fence.
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Secret Service has not released name of the person arrested last night who scaled White House fence. President in mansion at the time
— West Wing Reports (@WestWingReport) March 11, 2017
"Secret Service did a fantastic job last night, I appreciate it," Trump said at a meeting with his senior staff on Saturday.
.@POTUS @realDonaldTrump comments on @WhiteHouse intruder- and the fantastic job the @SecretService did last night. pic.twitter.com/Z7Lfbd5PdE
— Dan Scavino Jr. (@Scavino45) March 11, 2017
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