Secret Service: Person in custody after suspicious vehicle tries to enter White House grounds
A suspicious vehicle tried to enter the White House complex Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Secret Service.
An unauthorized vehicle attempted to gain entry to the White House complex by following another vehicle that was lawfully entering at an external complex checkpoint.
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) November 21, 2019
The vehicle was stopped and the individual was immediately taken into custody by Secret Service U.D. Officers. pic.twitter.com/ex406WNK87
The vehicle was stopped and the individual was taken into custody by Secret Service officers.
A black Mercedes SUV tried to follow another vehicle that was lawfully allowed past an external checkpoint, the Secret Service said.
The vehicle has Texas license plates and more than $1,300 in parking violations from the streets around the White House, according to ABC reporter Sam Sweeney.
The Mercedes SUV that attempted to follow a car into the White House this morning has $1355 in parking violations from the streets around the White House.
— (@SweeneyABC)Nov 21 2019
Authorities searched the vehicle and removed clothing, according to Sweeney.
Secret Service Agents continue to dig through piles of clothing removed from a Mercedes SUV inside White House barriers.
— (@SweeneyABC)Nov 21 2019
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