White House fence jumper faces charges

Joseph Caputo was arrested shortly after scaling the White House fence. (Credit: Screen shot Reuters video)

The man who delayed President Obama’s Thanksgiving dinner for three hours after jumping the White House fence will face criminal charges, Secret Service officials said Friday.

Get the hottest, most important news stories on the Internet – delivered FREE to your inbox as soon as they break! Take just 30 seconds and sign up for WND’s Email News Alerts!

Joseph Caputo triggered a massive lockdown of the White House on Thursday about 2:45 p.m. when he scaled and breached the spiked iron rod fence, wearing an American flag about his shoulders and carrying something the looked like a binder. Fox News reported the ensuing security sweep put the presidential family’s dinner on hold by about three hours.

Judge Andrew P. Napolitano’s “The Freedom Answer Book” provides a clear vision of what your rights are and how you can protect them. Get your copy of this helpful guide to the Constitution today!

Secret Service officials said Caputo, who was captured moments after jumping the fence, will face criminal charges.

This is the third known time the White House has faced such a security breach this year. A woman was arrested in July for hopping the fence, and another in April, Reuters reported.

 

from PropagandaGuard https://propagandaguard.wordpress.com/2015/11/27/white-house-fence-jumper-faces-charges/

from WordPress https://toddmsiebert.wordpress.com/2015/11/27/white-house-fence-jumper-faces-charges/