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Man wearing American flag jumps White House fence. He said, 'All right, let's do this.' Then he jumped the fence.
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Date: November 26, 2015 04:07PM
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A man draped in an American flag was taken into custody Thursday afternoon after he jumped the fence of the White House while the first family was inside celebrating Thanksgiving.
Joseph Caputo faces criminal charges after he scaled over the north fence line of the grounds and was immediately apprehended about 2:45 p.m., said Robert Hoback, a spokesman for the Secret Service. Officials did not provide details on Caputo’s age, home town or any reason for the jumper’s actions.
The Secret Service did not immediately provide further details of the incident, and officials were working to determine how the man made it past new “pencil-point” spikes added to the White House perimeter this year to deter intruders.
Virginia resident Vanessa Peña was visiting the White House with her sister Thursday afternoon when she saw a man behind them take off his sweatshirt and wrap an American flag around himself.
Peña then heard him take a deep breath before saying, “?‘All right, let’s do this.’?”
“Then he just ran through us, jumped over the first barricade and went over the fence,” said Peña, who captured photos of the incident. “Right when he landed, he threw his arms in the air and went to his knees.”
Officers and security dogs quickly swarmed the man, who carried a binder in his mouth as he sailed over the fence, and took him into custody, Peña said. The incident lasted no more than five minutes.
Police deployed rapidly, pushing the usual crowd of tourists back through Lafayette Square to H Street. The square and Pennsylvania Avenue were cordoned off for much of the afternoon after the incident.
A group of Jehovah’s Witnesses was also in the area Thursday, distributing literature by the black iron fence on Pennsylvania Avenue on the mild, sunny afternoon.
One of them said he saw the man climb over the fence.
“He was walking toward the White House with his hands up,” said the man, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. “The police told us to move away as quickly as possible. I looked over my shoulder. I was scared.”
The Secret Service and security at the White House have been under intense scrutiny since last year, after Omar Jose Gonzalez was able to make it to the president’s front door and into the first floor.
Gonzalez, who was convicted in connection with the incident, jumped the fence and bolted past several layers of security before a Secret Service agent detained him, prompting a review of the agency’s practices and the resignation of Director Julia Pierson.
Several others have since attempted to jump the fence.
Peña, who is an intern on Capitol Hill, said she never expected to witness what has become an increasingly common event.
After police detained the man, Peña turned to her sister and her sister’s friend visiting from out of town and offered a very simple remark.
“Welcome!”
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/26/2015 11:28PM by Fox News.
A man draped in an American flag was taken into custody Thursday afternoon after he jumped the fence of the White House while the first family was inside celebrating Thanksgiving.
Joseph Caputo faces criminal charges after he scaled over the north fence line of the grounds and was immediately apprehended about 2:45 p.m., said Robert Hoback, a spokesman for the Secret Service. Officials did not provide details on Caputo’s age, home town or any reason for the jumper’s actions.
The Secret Service did not immediately provide further details of the incident, and officials were working to determine how the man made it past new “pencil-point” spikes added to the White House perimeter this year to deter intruders.
Virginia resident Vanessa Peña was visiting the White House with her sister Thursday afternoon when she saw a man behind them take off his sweatshirt and wrap an American flag around himself.
Peña then heard him take a deep breath before saying, “?‘All right, let’s do this.’?”
“Then he just ran through us, jumped over the first barricade and went over the fence,” said Peña, who captured photos of the incident. “Right when he landed, he threw his arms in the air and went to his knees.”
Officers and security dogs quickly swarmed the man, who carried a binder in his mouth as he sailed over the fence, and took him into custody, Peña said. The incident lasted no more than five minutes.
Police deployed rapidly, pushing the usual crowd of tourists back through Lafayette Square to H Street. The square and Pennsylvania Avenue were cordoned off for much of the afternoon after the incident.
A group of Jehovah’s Witnesses was also in the area Thursday, distributing literature by the black iron fence on Pennsylvania Avenue on the mild, sunny afternoon.
One of them said he saw the man climb over the fence.
“He was walking toward the White House with his hands up,” said the man, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. “The police told us to move away as quickly as possible. I looked over my shoulder. I was scared.”
The Secret Service and security at the White House have been under intense scrutiny since last year, after Omar Jose Gonzalez was able to make it to the president’s front door and into the first floor.
Gonzalez, who was convicted in connection with the incident, jumped the fence and bolted past several layers of security before a Secret Service agent detained him, prompting a review of the agency’s practices and the resignation of Director Julia Pierson.
Several others have since attempted to jump the fence.
Peña, who is an intern on Capitol Hill, said she never expected to witness what has become an increasingly common event.
After police detained the man, Peña turned to her sister and her sister’s friend visiting from out of town and offered a very simple remark.
“Welcome!”
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/26/2015 11:28PM by Fox News.
Re: Man wearing American flag jumps White House fence. He said, 'All right, let's do this.' Then he jumped the fence.
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Date: November 26, 2015 11:30PM
He is in jail
Re: Man wearing American flag jumps White House fence. He said, 'All right, let's do this.' Then he jumped the fence.
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Sam Sniper
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Date: November 26, 2015 11:47PM
When will the secret service starting shooting these fuckers?
Re: Man wearing American flag jumps White House fence. He said, 'All right, let's do this.' Then he jumped the fence.
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Gunlover
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Date: November 27, 2015 06:10AM
Liberals just got go to jail. They know getting fucked in the butt is great there.
Never Run Out of Ammo
Guns Don't Kill People. People Kill People
Them or You
The two most important days in your life are the day your were born and and the day you find out why
Never Run Out of Ammo
Guns Don't Kill People. People Kill People
Them or You
The two most important days in your life are the day your were born and and the day you find out why
Re: Man wearing American flag jumps White House fence. He said, 'All right, let's do this.' Then he jumped the fence.
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Obama FAIL #2,397
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Date: November 27, 2015 12:05PM
Didn't the White House make a big deal of adding those extra spikes on top of the fence a few months ago as a way to keep idiots from doing exactly this?
Obama FAIL #2,397
Obama FAIL #2,397
Re: Man wearing American flag jumps White House fence. He said, 'All right, let's do this.' Then he jumped the fence.
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Should be treated as a HERO
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Date: November 27, 2015 12:15PM
Fox News Wrote:
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> He is in jail
Jail?? This guy was a patriot carrying the American flag! Why does Obama hate America so much?
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> He is in jail
Jail?? This guy was a patriot carrying the American flag! Why does Obama hate America so much?
Re: Man wearing American flag jumps White House fence. He said, 'All right, let's do this.' Then he jumped the fence.
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GuLG7
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Date: November 27, 2015 06:06PM
he was serving a lawsuit to one of obama's "black guards"
pretty ingenius way to get the guy face to face to hand him a lawsuit in person
am i right?
Re: Man wearing American flag jumps White House fence. He said, 'All right, let's do this.' Then he jumped the fence.
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vbYCY
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Date: November 27, 2015 06:07PM
> Joseph Caputo
i saw the flag was on his back. was the flag WET ?
i saw the flag was on his back. was the flag WET ?
Re: Man wearing American flag jumps White House fence. He said, 'All right, let's do this.' Then he jumped the fence.
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d3chc
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Date: November 27, 2015 06:12PM
This is why liberals think a wall can't work. The government can't even keep a building secure.