A Secret Service spokesman told Daily Wire reporter Mary Margaret Olohan that the “combative” driver was “quickly placed under arrest.”
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A driver hopped a curb and crashed into an informational sign close to the White House Monday morning — inducing police to make a stirring arrest while the Secret Service enacted a short lockdown around the executive manor.
According to a story by the Daily Wire, the sedan sped onto the sidewalk just north of Lafayette Park around 10 a.m., but did not reach close to the executive mansion’s gates more than a block away.
Almost simultaneously, about two blocks away, a different individual jumped over a security barrier and was arrested by the Secret Service.
As the man was being arrested, some witnesses reported hearing the man yell, “Oh my God.” The complete scenario around the circumstances regarding the crash remain unclear.
Still, a Secret Service spokesman told Mary Margaret Olohan, the Daily Wire’s White House Correspondent that the “combative” driver was “quickly placed under arrest.” The spokesman added that an explosives disposal team was “called to sweep the vehicle as a precaution.”
President Donald Trump was in the White House at the time, and no injuries were reported.
Members of the press on the North Lawn were moved inside the briefing room during the incident and were allowed to leave at 10:22 a.m., according to White House pool reports.
JUST IN: White House on lockdown after a car rammed into a sign near Lafayette Square park. Suspect was taken into custody but the motive is unclear. The Secret Service has ordered the press indoors. The situation is still developing. https://t.co/hwBYfYbLBh
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) November 9, 2026
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