A second Chinese national has been caught trespassing at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida in less than a year.
Palm Beach police identified the woman arrested Wednesday at the resort as 56-year-old Jing Lu.
Mar-a-Lago security contacted law enforcement Wednesday afternoon to report a suspicious person, according to the arrest report. Security told police the woman had attempted to enter the property via the main gate.
She then walked to Mar-a-Lago’s service driveway, about 100 feet away from the main gate and entered the property. Security cameras captured her taking photos of the property with her cellphone, police documents said. When security approached her a second time, she fled on foot.
Lu screamed “No, no, no!” when police found her and tried to take her into custody. She refused to provide information about the photos she took at Mar-a-Lago and would not let authorities view them, the arresting officer said.
Police spokesman Michael Ogrodnick told the Washington Examiner that Lu’s visa is expired and law enforcement ceased questioning her when she invoked her right to an attorney.
She was charged with loitering and nonviolently resisting an officer, according to jail records.
A spokesman for the Secret Service referred the Washington Examiner to the Palm Beach Police Department for comment. The Secret Service typically only protects Mar-a-Lago when Trump and his family are present.
Lu, who is being represented by a public defender and needed a Mandarin translator, appeared in court Thursday morning and denied knowing what Mar-a-Lago is.
The incident occurred two days before Trump is scheduled to travel to Mar-a-Lago for the holidays.
Last month, another Chinese woman who trespassed at the resort and lied to Secret Service about why she was there was sentenced to eight months in prison.
Yujing Zhang, 33, gained access to Mar-a-Lago in March when she was allowed onto the property by security who believed she was related to a member of the club and was there to swim.
Zhang took video with her phone, despite a Mar-a-Lago policy prohibiting members from taking photos and video, according to a Mar-a-Lago receptionist who testified at the trial.
Prosecutors filed classified information under seal in the case at least twice, indicating they saw her as a potential counterintelligence threat.
