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Secret Service Stops Person Trying to Jump White House Security Barrier

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The unnamed suspect has reportedly been charged with assaulting a police officer during the incident.

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Secret Service agents stopped a person trying to cross a White House security barrier on Friday night. The agency said the attempted fence-jumping incident happened at about 9:10 p.m. on the northwest side of the Treasury Building fence but the individual was immediately apprehended. The unnamed suspect has been charged with assaulting a police officer and unlawful entry. No other details were immediately available, and it wasn’t clear if President Trump was on the premises at the time of the incident.

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