Two people were arrested near the White House on Monday, Nov. 9, after separate incidents in Lafayette Park. President Donald Trump was at the White House at the time. (Foto: Instagram)
The U.S. Secret Service arrested two people near the White House on Monday, November 9, after two incidents occurred almost simultaneously in Lafayette Park, across from the presidential residence. President Donald Trump was at the White House during the incidents.
In one incident, a driver took a car onto the sidewalk around the park. In the other, a person jumped over a barricade. The White House was briefly placed on lockdown as a security precaution, and streets around the park were closed.
Authorities said the car struck the sidewalk shortly before 10 a.m. local time. The driver resisted arrest but was quickly taken into custody, according to the authorities’ statement. The second person, who jumped a barricade near the park’s northwest corner, was also quickly detained.
The Secret Service said both incidents are under investigation. Authorities have not determined whether the two suspects were acting together.
