The Secret Service arrested two people near the White House on Monday morning after a vehicle crashed onto the sidewalk near Lafayette Square and a person jumped a security barrier. Both incidents remain under investigation.
Secret Service Police and the National Guard responded to a vehicle that ran onto the sidewalk near the intersection of 16th Street NW and H Street NW around 10 a.m. Around the same time, a person hopped a barricade at the northwest corner of the park, which sits just in front of the White House, according to a statement from the Secret Service.
A video taken by Washington Sun reporter Martin Austermuhle at the scene shows law enforcement surrounding a smoking silver sedan on a brick walkway just north of the White House. Officers instruct the driver to get out of the vehicle. Shortly after, he emerges and appears combative as multiple officers wrestle him to the ground.
Unclear what happened but someone just drove into a sign on the north end of Lafayette Square Park and then fought with Secret Service and National Guard when they got out of their car. https://t.co/Mwcrk4klQn
— Martin Austermuhle (@maustermuhle) November 9, 2026
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The Secret Service moved reporters with the White House press pool inside during the incident. Multiple journalists in the pool said on social media they were placed in a “security lockdown” that has since been lifted.
Roads around the park were closed for a short time as the Metropolitan Police Department’s Explosive Ordinance Disposal team did a sweep of the vehicle “as a precaution,” the Secret Service said.
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