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| Man with knife & plan to 'assassinate' Trump detained outside White House | Man with knife & plan to 'assassinate' Trump detained outside White House |
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| A man carrying a knife has been detained outside the White House in Washington, DC. He told the US Secret Service that he'd brought the weapon to “assassinate” Donald Trump. | A man carrying a knife has been detained outside the White House in Washington, DC. He told the US Secret Service that he'd brought the weapon to “assassinate” Donald Trump. |
| The suspect himself approached a security officer who was patrolling outside the presidential residence Saturday afternoon, and told him of his plan. “I have a knife to do it with,” he said, according to a police report seen by AP. | The suspect himself approached a security officer who was patrolling outside the presidential residence Saturday afternoon, and told him of his plan. “I have a knife to do it with,” he said, according to a police report seen by AP. |
| Police identified the man as 25-year-old Roger Hedgpeth, who was arrested on charges of making threats to cause bodily harm. The man had a 3.5-inch (around 9-cm) knife on him as well as an empty pistol holster. | |
| After the arrest, Hedgpeth was taken to a hospital for a mental health evaluation. It turned out that he was a “critically missing/endangered person as well as a mental health consumer” from Brandon, Florida. It’s currently unclear how long he was missing and how was he able to cover the 1,500 km separating Brandon and Washington, DC. | After the arrest, Hedgpeth was taken to a hospital for a mental health evaluation. It turned out that he was a “critically missing/endangered person as well as a mental health consumer” from Brandon, Florida. It’s currently unclear how long he was missing and how was he able to cover the 1,500 km separating Brandon and Washington, DC. |
| According to his schedule, President Trump was likely inside the White House at the moment of the incident. However, he had no appearances outside the residence planned during the day. | According to his schedule, President Trump was likely inside the White House at the moment of the incident. However, he had no appearances outside the residence planned during the day. |
| The number of arrests outside the White House has increased since Donald Trump moved in. In 2017, a man armed with mace managed to scale the fence and make it all the way to the exterior of the US president’s residence. | The number of arrests outside the White House has increased since Donald Trump moved in. In 2017, a man armed with mace managed to scale the fence and make it all the way to the exterior of the US president’s residence. |
| In 2018, another person was detained after climbing over the security barrier outside the White House, while last year an attempt was made to drive an authorized vehicle through the security checkpoint. | In 2018, another person was detained after climbing over the security barrier outside the White House, while last year an attempt was made to drive an authorized vehicle through the security checkpoint. |
| The incidents prompted the decision to replace the fence around the White House with a much taller one, also equipped with ‘anti-climbing’ technology. | The incidents prompted the decision to replace the fence around the White House with a much taller one, also equipped with ‘anti-climbing’ technology. |
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