Armed Suspect Hops the White House Fence, gets Taken Down by Secret Service

Federal attorneys on Saturday identified the person who allegedly jumped a White House fence Friday night and got so deep into the compound that he was seen hiding behind one the mansion’s column before being apprehended.



The suspect has been identified as Jonathan Tuan Tran, 26, of Milpitas, Calif., according the U.S. Attorney's Office and court documents.



Tran purportedly entered the White House grounds at about 11:38 p.m. Friday with a backpack and was approaching the building’s south portico residence entrance when apprehended.



President Trump was inside the White House at the time and on Saturday said he appreciated the Secret Service efforts and that the accused is disturbed.



The Secret Service issue a statement on the incident at about noon Saturday that said the backpack contained no hazardous materials and that the unidentified suspect had no “previous history” with the agency.



However, court documents obtained by Fox News state Tran had two cans of mace in his possession, including one inside his jacket pocket.



Tran was charged late Saturday in a District of Columbia federal court with “entering or remaining in restricted grounds while using or carrying a dangerous weapon.” The federal offense carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.



The Secret Service says the suspect scaled an outer-perimeter fence on the White House complex’s southeast side, near the Treasury Building, and was arrested without further incident by an officer in the agency’s Uniformed Division.