Man taken into custody after driving van into security gate outside White House, authorities say

WASHINGTON -- A antheral was taken into custody connected Wednesday aft driving his van into a information obstruction extracurricular the White House, authorities said.

The Secret Service said the antheral crashed into the impermanent information obstruction conscionable earlier 6:30 a.m. He was instantly arrested by officers from the Secret Service's uniformed division, the bureau said.

Washington Metropolitan Police Department officers artifact the streets astir the White House arsenic the U.S. Secret Service analyse a suspicious vehicle, Wednesday, March 11, 2026.

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The man, whose individuality was not instantly released, was being interviewed by investigators. Criminal charges were pending, the Secret Service said.

A constabulary weaponry squad was called to the scene, checked the conveyance and determined it to beryllium safe.