NSC Contractor Arrested at White House on Attempted Murder Warrant

WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities say a man wanted on an arrest warrant from a Maryland county was taken into custody when he reported for work at the White House, where he was employed as a private contractor working at the National Security Council in the Old Executive Office Building.

News outlets report 29-year-old Martese Edwards was taken into custody at a checkpoint Tuesday. Prince George’s County police say a man with the same name was wanted on a charge of attempted first-degree murder.

A Secret Service statement says a member of its uniformed division ran the man’s name through a criminal database when he arrived at the White House. The Secret Service didn’t provide the man’s precise job or where he worked at the White House.

Edwards was charged in the district with being a fugitive from justice. It’s unclear if he has a lawyer.

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  1. So the SS actually flagged this guy? System worked?

  2. Only the best fucking people.

  3. “I only hire the very best”.

  4. Murder has become an uncomfortably common theme in this White House.

  5. Yep, trump promised us he would only hire the best people.
    Only the best would do.
    ((((Sigh)))

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