caught trying to jump the fence Friday afternoon.
Secret Service officers apprehended the suspect and he is now in custody.
The man was said to be carrying two large bags but the agency has not
released any further information about the incident.
They stressed to NBC News that they are not especially worried about
the bags now that the man is in custody but they are following
standard protocol.
That included a call to Washington's Metro Police Department's
Explosive Ordinance Division and they are said to be investigating the
bags now.
The Secret Service reported that the man did not make it over the
fence before he was apprehended initially by Park Police and Uniformed
Division officers.
President Obama was not in danger as he is currently on a trip to
Michigan, which was timed to coincide with the signing of the new farm
bill.
Shortly after the news broke about the lockdown, the press pool
reported that the President had boarded Air Force One headed back to
Washington, but that appeared to be just the trip staying on schedule
rather than a reaction to the events at the White House.
Because the climber was caught in the early afternoon, the first
daughters would not have been home at the time. MailOnline's calls
about Michelle Obama's and her mother's locations at the time of the
incident. The First Lady's mother Marian Robinson lives with the first
family.
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