The agent who apprehended the White House intruder last week was actually off-duty.
By pure coincidence, the agent who tackled intruder Omar Gonzalez serves on the security detail for President Obama’s daughters and was leaving for the night through the White House after seeing off the first family, sources told the Washington Post.
Initially, the Secret Service said Gonzalez had been quickly stopped at the front door. Gonzalez actually made it well into the White House before being tackled on the southern side of the Eastern Room, the Post reported Monday.
Secret Service Director Julia Pierson said she took “full responsibility” for the incident while being grilled by lawmakers at House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing Tuesday.
