Secret Service arrests fence jumper
The Secret Service on Wednesday arrested a person who tried to jump over a barricade near the White House grounds, the agency said.
Officers apprehended the person before making it over the bike racks near a park adjacent to the Eisenhower Executive Office building.
“The individual was charged with unlawful entry and transported to the Metropolitan Police Department,” the Secret Service said in a statement.
{mosads}Pennsylvania Avenue was closed to pedestrian traffic around 4:30 p.m., and agents carrying long guns fanned out across the North Lawn.
The Secret Service said the street was re-opened to pedestrians around an hour later.
Update: @WhiteHouse security condition returns to normal. Pedestrian traffic resumes
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) May 31, 2017
The agency has dealt with multiple fence-jumping incidents in recent years, and the pace has not let up since President Trump took office.
A man scaled the fence in March and was on the White House grounds for 15 minutes before being arrested.
The White House was put on lockdown two weeks ago after a person tried to jump a barrier outside the White House.
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