On the 3rd of November White House was on lock down due to suspicious activity in the premises of the building.
The Secret Service had shut down the White House and tweeted that the north fence line has been closed due to suspicious activity and the officials are checking the area. The reporters too have been asked to move from the north lawn due to unknown reasons.
A statement issued by the Department of Homeland Security said:
‘Today at approximately 9:24 am, a male subject approached a US Secret Service Uniformed Division Officer on patrol along the north side of Pennsylvania Avenue near Lafayette Park.
The individual stated that he had “dropped explosives” in the area. The subject was immediately taken into custody by the officer and all pedestrian and vehicular traffic was cleared from the area. Secret Service K-9 and MPD EOD teams were dispatched and swept both the individual and the surrounding areas.
A cellular phone dropped by the subject was also located and swept by K-9 and EOD.
No explosives were detected and the incident was deemed clear at 10:23 a.m. Ervin Pettaway, 33, of Washington, D.C., was charged with one count of felony threats and transported to MPD Second District for further processing.’
The incident occurred when President Donald Trump was leaving for his 12-day trip to Asia.
Pettaway did not gain access to the White House grounds, the agency said.
The incident prompted officers to clear all pedestrian and vehicular traffic from the area while dog teams and other units swept the scene.
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