A U-haul truck crashed into the security barriers near the White House on Monday night, officials said. The driver was arrested and a Nazi swastika flag was seized from the scene.
on Monday night, officials said. The driver was arrested and a Nazi swastika flag was seized from the scene.
U.S. Park Police spokesman Thomas Twiname said Tuesday that the suspect, who has not been identified, was arrested on suspicion of threatening to kill, kidnap or inflict harm on the president, vice president or a family member, NBC News reports. There were no further details on the alleged threat. "There were no injuries to any Secret Service or White House personnel and the cause and manner of the crash remain under investigation," Anthony Guglielmi, the Secret Service chief of communications, said in a statement Monday night.
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