White House Placed on Lockdown with Trump Inside After Wild Incident with Rogue Driver
Members of the Secret Service detain a man near the scene of an incident in which a vehicle crashed near the White House Monday in Washington, D.C.. (Pedro Ugarte – AFP / Getty Images)
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The White House was put on lockdown Monday after an incident in which the driver of a car that jumped a curb engaged in a scuffle with Secret Service agents.
The incident took place shortly after 10 a.m., according to WCIV-TV.
A car jumped a curb and hit a sign before coming to rest near Lafayette Park.
The “driver was combative with law enforcement” but was promptly arrested, the Secret Service said.
As the response to that incident was taking place, a second person jumped a barricade near the park.
That person was also arrested, the Secret Service said.
The Metropolitan Police Department’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal team was called to sweep the vehicle.
During that time, roads around Lafayette Park were closed.
A lockdown that was imposed was lifted at about 11 a.m.
The New York Post reported that as the driver of the vehicle was led away, he shouted, “Oh my God.”
President Donald Trump was at the White House at the time of the incident.
The incident comes days after an armed illegal immigrant from Venezuela — who was set free in the Biden era after illegally crossing the border — was arrested in D.C. after threatening to kill Trump.
The suspect was found in a stolen vehicle carrying multiple weapons, the Department of Homeland Security said, according to Fox News.
Ronny Yordrix Guanipa Chrinos illegally crossed into the U.S. in Texas in March 2024 and was arrested. DHS said that after being detained, Chrinos said he heard voices that told him to go to Washington to kill the president.
The vehicle in which he was found Thursday evening was reported stolen. Three guns, including an AR-15-style rifle and two handguns, were found. Multiple rounds of ammunition were also discovered.
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