The Secret Service said they have caught a person trying to sneak into the White House complex by following another authorized SUV into the complex.
The unauthorized SUV was stopped by officials on Thursday at 4:45 a.m., and the driver was charged with unlawful entry. Secret Service and the D.C. Explosive Ordinance Disposal unit responded to the scene, closing off 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue.
The Washington Examiner has learned from a source that the driver was a woman, and she has been attempting to get into the White House complex for the last month. The Secret Service arrested her after she used her SUV to try to get in.
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.
The vehicle was stopped and the individual was immediately taken into custody by Secret Service U.D. Officers. pic.twitter.com/ex406WNK87
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) November 21, 2019
The Secret Service said the driver used a black Mercedes-Benz SUV wheres he was stopped at a complex checkpoint. A photo from the scene shows police rifling through the car with what looks like bundles of brightly colored material sitting outside of the car.
It is unclear what the person’s motive was in attempting to breach the complex.
UPDATE: A look at the vehicle now under Secret Service investigation. This is just past the checkpoint near 17th & Pennsylvania Streets NW just a short walk from the White House gates. Pedestrian and vehicle traffic has reopened in the area along 17th. pic.twitter.com/IMKArO4stV
— Justin Finch (@JustinNBC4) November 21, 2019
