Police have arrested two people Monday near the White House, following two separate incidents near Lafayet Square Park in Washington.
Social networking shows a vehicle that seems to have crashed into a barrier while smoking from its engine.
According to authorities, the driver of the vehicle has demonstrated resistance to law officials, but has immediately been arrested, broadcasts Telegrafi.
A spokesman for the U.S. Secret Service announced that the first incident occurred just before 10:00, on the north side of Lafayette Park, at the intersection of 16th Street and H Street roads. The secret Service police and members of the National Guard reacted on the scene.
For security reasons, Washington’s police explosive squad was asked to search the vehicle. After the incident, roads around the park closed for circulation.
At about the same time, another person crossed a barrier in northwest Lafayette Park. He too was arrested by the authorities.
After the events, the Secret Service temporarily moved journalists and media representatives into the White House conference room. They were allowed to leave a little later. Both incidents are being investigated.
The arrests occurred just days after authorities banned an immigrant from Venezuela near the White House last Thursday.
According to the American Department of Homeland Security ( DHS, officials found the person inside a vehicle reportedly stolen, in which he had several firearms. He allegedly threatened to kill President Donald Trump.
The Secret Service intervened after noticing the suspect being brought suspiciously to the vehicle parked in Constituation Avenue, Washington.
According to the DHS, he told officials he had heard voices in his head ordering him to travel towards the American capital and kill Trump.
During vehicle control, three firearms were found, including an AR-15-type rifle and two pistols, as well as dozens of bullets.
Suspect identified as Rodny Yordrix Ganipa Chhinos. According to authorities, he had entered the United States illegally through Texas in March 2024 and had been arrested by Border Patrol but was later released in the country during Joe Biden’s administration.
After his arrest, the Migration and Customs Service ( ICE) demanded that Chrinos be kept in custody by the American Marshall Service, which currently has his custody.
The Secret Service has warned that this case reflects the growing threat by armed men approaching the White House complex. /Telegraphy/