WASHINGTON — Two people ended up in custody near the White House on Monday after two separate incidents in Lafayette Park, across from the compound, according to Reuters.
It started just before 10 a.m., when a car crashed onto the sidewalk around the park, a Secret Service spokesperson said in a statement. Secret Service Police and National Guard officers responded to the north side of the park, at 16th Street and H Street NW.
“The driver was combative with law enforcement, but was quickly placed under arrest,” the statement said.
Around the same time, a second person jumped a barricade near the northwest corner of Lafayette Park. That person was also arrested quickly, the statement said.
The Secret Service said the Metropolitan Police Department’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal team was called in to sweep the vehicle as a precaution, and roads around Lafayette Park were closed.
President Donald Trump was at the White House during the incidents, Reuters reported. The White House was placed on lockdown briefly.
The Secret Service said both incidents were under investigation. It was not clear whether the two incidents were related.
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