Man Taken Into Custody After Driving Van Into Security Gate Outside White House, Authorities Say

WASHINGTON — A man was taken into custody connected Wednesday aft driving his van into a information obstruction extracurricular nan White House, authorities said.

The Secret Service said nan man collapsed into nan impermanent information obstruction conscionable earlier 6:30 a.m. He was instantly arrested by officers from nan Secret Service’s uniformed division, nan agency said.

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

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