Man arrested after jumping White House fence, causing lockdown
Intruder tackled by Secret Service dogs after breaching the fence in the second such event in recent months
A man jumped the White House fence on Wednesday evening and was attacked by Secret Service dogs before being arrested, a Secret Service spokesman said.
“Dogs got him,” the spokesman said, referring to the intruder.
Video showed Secret Service agents surrounding the man on the north lawn of the White House, which was put on lockdown for about 90 minutes. The man punched one of the dogs that attacked him, as seen in the video.
The incident came roughly a month after an intruder armed with a knife scaled the White House fence and made it inside the executive mansion, raising questions about security levels at the heavily guarded complex and spurring the resignation of then-Secret Service Director Julia Pierson.
The man climbed the fence around 7.15pm local time and was apprehended shortly thereafter. The lockdown was lifted shortly before 9pm.
