While details are sparse, the U.S. Secret Service has just placed the White House on lockdown after yet another fence jumper decided to hop over the bike rack along the North Fence Line of Penn Ave.. The suspect has since been taken into custody.
Secret Service responding to an individual who jumped the bike rack along the North Fence Line of Penn Ave. Suspect in custody.
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) May 16, 2017
The President was inside the residence at the time and has been hosting Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for talks there today. No injuries were immediately reported.
DEVELOPING: U.S. Secret Service clears area outside of White House, CBS News' Jackie Alemany reports https://t.co/Okz2bwUl4f pic.twitter.com/W9O5B8tbSA
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 16, 2017
Secret Service running towards North fence as White House is put on lockdown. pic.twitter.com/qbVoaGwvSD
— Josh Caplan (@joshdcaplan) May 16, 2017
And, just like that, another disaffected protester gets his/her 15 minutes of fame.