Police arrested a man who allegedly entered House Majority Whip Steve Scalise’s (R-LA) office last month, yelling at staffers and claiming to be with the Secret Service.
The Hill reported Darryl Sharp, 54, entered Scalise’s office on the afternoon of Aug. 19, yelling at staff members and demanding paperwork while saying he was with the Secret Service. Staffers called Capitol Police, who arrested him.
Sharp, who was charged with false personification of a police officer for the incident, has been arrested on the Capitol grounds twice before, according to court documents.
The incident is another blow to the Secret Service, which has been marred by high-profile missteps over the last year. In March, two agents allegedly hit a White House security barrier during an active bomb investigation while driving under the influence, and a knife-wielding White House fence jumper made it past agents and all the way to the East Room in September.
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It was easy to impersonate the Secret Service. Just sunglasses and an earbud with a curly wire.
Half of the people in the House should be arrested for impersonating Congressmen.
Don’t forget the hookers and blow.
They try to leave those behind when they go to the Capitol.
“The incident is another blow to the Secret Service”
Really? How so?
“Crazy person impersonates SS agent” = “blow to the SS”?
“Crazy person impersonates SS agent” = “Drunk SS agents drive gov’t vehicle into WH barrier”?
“Crazy person impersonates SS agent” = “Negligent SS agents let knife-wielding maniac hop WH fence”?
Since when?