The Secret Service arrested two people near the White House on Monday after a car drove onto the pavement at Lafayette Park and a second man jumped a security barrier in front of the presidential compound.
A car crashed into the pavement that surrounds Lafayette Park just before 10am local time, a Secret Service spokesperson said in a statement. The driver was combative with officers but was quickly placed under arrest.
Around the same time, a second individual jumped a barricade near the north-west corner of Lafayette Park. That person was also quickly placed under arrest, the Secret Service said.
President Donald Trump was at home during the incidents. The White House was placed on lockdown briefly and roads around the park were closed while officers dealt with the two arrests.
The Secret Service said both incidents were under investigation. It was not clear whether the two were related, and no further details about either person were released.
The arrests came a day after a separate incident near the White House, in which an armed man was arrested on Sunday after allegedly saying voices had told him to kill Mr Trump. There was no indication from the Secret Service that Monday’s incidents were connected to that arrest.
Sources: Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/us/two-arrested-near-white-house-separate-incidents-secret-service-says-2026-11-09/
