Off-Duty Secret Service Agent Stopped White House Intruder: Report

Secret Service Director Julia Pierson Is she up to the Job she is given
Secret Service Director Julia Pierson
Is she up to the Job she is given

The man who scaled the White House fence and broke into the exec­u­tive man­sion ear­li­er this month was tack­led by an off-duty Secret Service offi­cer, the Washington Post report­ed Tuesday. According to the Post, an agent who was leav­ing for the night after see­ing President Barack Obama’s fam­i­ly leave the premis­es by heli­copter was walk­ing through the White House when Omar Gonzalez dashed through the front door and into the East Room. Gonzalez, who was armed with a knife, report­ed­ly over­pow­ered anoth­er Secret Service agent near the main foy­er before he was even­tu­al­ly tack­led by the off-duty offi­cer, who had been serv­ing on the Obama daugh­ters’ secu­ri­ty detail. Prosecutors said last week that Gonzales had 800 rounds of ammu­ni­tion in his car, in addi­tion to a machete and two hatch­ets. Read more here: huff​in​g​ton​post​.com/​2​0​1​4​/​0​9​/​3​0​/​s​e​c​r​e​t​-​s​e​r​v​i​c​e​-​w​h​i​t​e​-​h​o​u​s​e​-​i​n​t​r​u​d​e​r​_​n​_​5​9​0​8​2​6​6​.​h​t​m​l​www