White House goes on lockdown after notebook thrown over fence
The White House went into lockdown on Monday after a notebook and a sign were thrown over the fence along Pennsylvania Avenue.
The Secret Service said it has a man in custody.
“Incident cleared, male subject arrested & taken to @DCPoliceDept. Items thrown were a sign and a notebook. Both were deemed nonhazardous,” the Secret Service said.
{mosads}NBC News’s Peter Alexander reported earlier that a yoga mat and a sign were the items tossed over the fence, but the Secret Service later clarified that the other object was a notebook.
NEW: Secret Service agent with TV pool says the White House lockdown was caused by someone who threw a sign and yoga mat over the fence.
— Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) September 11, 2017
The incident occurred the same morning President Trump and first lady Melania Trump led a moment of silence on the White House South Lawn in memory of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
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