Man Detained After Jumping Outer Barrier At White House

The White House is seen through the North Lawn perimeter fence in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014. An intruder managed to jump the north fence of the White House and escape capture until he was inside the North P... The White House is seen through the North Lawn perimeter fence in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014. An intruder managed to jump the north fence of the White House and escape capture until he was inside the North Portico entrance of the White House. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) MORE LESS

March 18, 2017 4:26 p.m.

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A man was detained on Saturday afternoon after he jumped over an outer barrier surrounding the White House.

The man did not make it to the White House fence. He was not armed and was carrying a document he wished to deliver to the White House, CNN reported, citing an unnamed law enforcement source.

Individual jumped bike rack on Pennsylvania Ave, not @WhiteHouse fence. Great response by @SecretService

— Sean Spicer (@PressSec) March 18, 2017

The Secret Service said in a statement that he man jumped over the barrier a little before 1 p.m. on Saturday and was quickly detained.

The incident comes after an intruder carrying mace made it over the White House fence last week and remained on the grounds for about 15 minutes before being apprehended.

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Caitlin Mac Neal (@caitlinmacneal) is TPM's special projects editor, based in Washington, D.C. She first came to TPM as a newswriter, and has written for HuffPost, the Sunlight Foundation and Slate.

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darrtown says:

March 18, 2017
There’s a bike rack at the White House?
Spicer said this fellow jumped a bike rack. Is the place surrounded by bike racks now in addition to the fence?
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Individual jumped bike rack on Pennsylvania Ave, not @WhiteHouse fence. Great response by @SecretService
tomj says:

March 18, 2017

Pruit hasn’t gotten around to getting rid of the bikeracks yet.
pshah says:

March 18, 2017

He was not armed and was carrying a document he wished to deliver to the White House, CNN reported, citing an unnamed law enforcement source.

Only if it were a notice of eviction. But, alas, the Republican Congress won’t do its job.
navamske says:

March 18, 2017

darrtown:

There’s a bike rack at the White House?

Trump: “Who’s this chick named Bike? Is she hot? I’d like to see her rack.”
sanni says:

March 18, 2017

Perhaps a graphic novel depicting the Constitution, hoping that in this form Trump might be able to read/understand what he swore an oath to uphold?