Washington – A man jumped the White House fence on Wednesday and was attacked by Secret Service dogs before being arrested, a Secret Service spokesman said.
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“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. The man dramatically punched one of the dogs that attacked him, as seen in the video.
The incident comes 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 7:15 p.m. EDT and was apprehended shortly thereafter.
“The individual was immediately taken into custody on the North lawn of the White House by Secret Service Uniformed Division K-9 teams and Uniformed Division Officers,” the spokesman said. K-9 refers to the team using specially trained dogs.
The man was then transported to a local hospital for evaluation, the spokesman said.
The latest White House security breach happened the same day that a gunman attacked Canada’s parliament in Ottawa.
it sounded like Obama got him
Why didn’t Obama unleash his Portuguese Water dogs, namely Bo and Sunny, to attack the intruder?
People jump the fence every week. This incident is only news because of the botched job of the Secret Service in the last few years.
There are several fence jumpers every month…the new “mini fence” about 10 feet outside the regular fence is not a real barrier and my 83 year old grandmother could easily climb over. At some point, they will have to adopt a more forceful policy and literally put these idiots on notice that they will be fired upon if they climb over the fence.
Enough with the rude comments everyone
How about LOWERING the fence so people will not hurt themselves jumping “over” and then suing the govt for negligence!!
The law says a sign must be posted at the fence stating NO-TRESPASSING. Is there such a sign posted anywhere?
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