Secret Service Lockdown at White House After Suspicious Activity
White House briefly locked down as Secret Service investigates two incidents near the presidential complex.
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On Monday, November 9, 2026, the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) initiated a brief lockdown at the White House following two suspicious incidents near the presidential complex. Around 10:00 a.m. ET, a silver sedan drove onto a sidewalk near Lafayette Park, prompting a swift response from law enforcement. A separate individual jumped over a security barrier two blocks away and was arrested by the Secret Service.
Incidents Near the White House
The Secret Service confirmed it was investigating the two incidents, though no direct connection was initially identified between them. A video shared online showed the driver of the silver sedan being pulled from his vehicle, with apparent aggression toward an officer as National Guardsmen surrounded the car. Another detained individual was heard yelling “Oh my god!” as he was escorted away by authorities.
A Secret Service spokesperson explained that the Explosive Ordinance Disposal team had been called to sweep the vehicle as a precaution. Roads around Lafayette Park were subsequently closed. At the same time, a second individual was arrested after jumping a barricade near the northwest corner of Lafayette Park.
Trump at the White House
President Donald Trump was at the White House preparing for meetings with Qatar Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani and UFC CEO Dana White at the time of the incidents. The two arrests occurred just days after law enforcement took an illegal immigrant from Venezuela into custody near the White House on Thursday. The individual, Ronny Yordrix Guanipa Chirinos, was found inside a stolen vehicle with multiple guns and admitted to planning to kill President Trump. He was charged with multiple firearms and ammunition possession counts, as well as theft and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.
Source: OANN
