Reports: Another Man Jumped White House Fence

The White House is framed with the fence on the North side of the White House in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014. The Secret Service is coming under renewed scrutiny after a man scaled the White House fence an... The White House is framed with the fence on the North side of the White House in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014. The Secret Service is coming under renewed scrutiny after a man scaled the White House fence and made it all the way through the front door before he was apprehended. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) MORE LESS
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The Secret Service has detained a man who has jumped the White House fence on Wednesday evening, according to multiple reports.

The man’s name wasn’t disclosed but the Secret Service said a dog was involved in apprehending the jumper, according to the New York Times.

CBS News reported that the White House was in lockdown due to the incident.

The Secret Service has come under scrutiny this year after it was revealed that a previous White House fence jumper, Omar Gonzalez, made it far further inside the building than previously thought. Its director, Julia Person, resigned earlier this month.

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  1. Avatar for Mitch Mitch says:

    Sad that the DHS/SS had to start recruiting from other species in order to find quality employees.

  2. Avatar for mantan mantan says:

    This seemingly minor event segued perfectly into today’s pre-election cable nooz end times doom countdown and mall terrorist how to…

  3. He just wanted “the administration” to answer his questions about the Benghazi Ebola Chemtrails. Why all the silence about this? Why won’t they talk about it?

  4. Avatar for wtf1 wtf1 says:

    It’s time to electrify the damn fence!

  5. Avatar for imkmu3 imkmu3 says:

    Or sharpen those points.

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