Chaotic video captured a driver struggling with Secret Service agents and National Guard personnel near the White House after crashing into a sidewalk sign Monday morning.
Footage shared on social media showed officers surrounding a gray sedan with smoke rising from beneath its hood. The incident near Lafayette Park triggered a brief lockdown around the executive mansion.
Authorities appeared to urge the driver to leave the vehicle before a short physical confrontation broke out.
A female agent could then be heard ordering the unidentified suspect: “Get on the ground!”
“The driver was combative with law enforcement, but was quickly placed under arrest,” the Secret Service said in a statement.
“Around the same time, a second individual jumped a barricade near the northwest corner of Lafayette Park. That individual was also quickly placed under arrest.”
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Officials have not said whether the two incidents were related.
President Donald Trump was inside the White House when the incidents occurred shortly before 10 a.m. The complex was briefly placed on lockdown.
Authorities also shut down roads surrounding Lafayette Park, located directly north of the presidential residence.
No injuries were reported.
With Post wires