Man charged after Thanksgiving lockdown at White House
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Man charged after Thanksgiving lockdown at White House
The Secret Service says a man who jumped the White House fence draped in an American flag on Thanksgiving has been charged. Secret Service spokesman Robert Hoback says 22-year-old Joseph Caputo of Stamford, Connecticut, scaled the north fence draped in an American flag on Thursday afternoon and gained access to the north grounds, but was immediately arrested at about 2:45 p.m. ET. Hoback said in an email Friday that Caputo was charged with unlawful entry.
I just heard him take a big, deep breath and whisper to himself, ‘All right, let’s do this’ and he took off.
Victoria Pena of Houston, a witness to the incident
Victoria Pena of Houston, who witnessed the incident, said Caputo was standing with other people visiting the White House compound when he rushed toward the fence carrying what appeared to be a binder. In the hours after the incident, numerous armed security personnel were seen along the streets and sidewalks outside the executive mansion.
It was chaotic. Everyone around us was yelling and kids were crying. It was pretty unexpected.
Victoria Pena
