White House Security Breach! Person with suspicious package jumping fence arrested by Secret Service

A person with a suspicious package in his possession scaled a White House fence on Sunday night, but had been apprehended within a short time.

According to Brian Leary with the United States Secret Service, this person climbed the fence on the southern side of the White House complex at around 10:25 p.m.

The person has been taken into custody although the charges remain pending. Neither the name of the person, nor the gender has been released.

A Secret Service Agent informed the Associated Press that the package had been examined and later considered to be of no harm.

Just a week ago, a U.S. White House official has stated that they may be adding temporary steel spikes to the tips of the White House perimeter fence to so that jumpers are put off.

If such a measure it carried out, then that will only be a temporary one to protect the grounds until a permanent one is implemented.

The official also mentioned that this proposal has not been in place so far.

The reputation of the Secret Service has been under heavy criticism following the two incidents which compromised the security of the grounds of the White House.

The incident of March 4^th was indeed a nuisance when 2 senior Secret Service agents who had been reported drunk had driven their car into a White House barrier. In September 2014, a man jumped the White House fence and made it as far as an unlocked door of the White House.

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I have been writing ever since I can remember, but that is because school made me do so against my will. Today here I am, standing strong because my mentors could see my flair which had undoubtedly mirrored in my school papers and the essays that never failed to amaze them. The strength of my words, the power of my insight and creativity is something I cherish very closely and I hope that someday it will be worth more than it is now. It is their encouragement and the faith that I had in myself taken me so many places, brought in so many surprises that I am grateful for them each and every day. I have worked for Dhaka tribune, written travel blogs collected from the time when I was working for an inbound travel agency. I have covered stories on cultures and norms of our country for a local lifestyle magazine Ice Today magazine. As of now I’m working as a freelance content writer and loving every moment of it.