Person arrested after driving into barricade near White House: Secret Service

A bomb detection robot inspects a vehicle that rammed a security barricade at the White House complex on October 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Secret Service reported that one individual was arrested and that the vehicle is now deemed safe. Andrew Leyden/Getty Images

October 22, 2025 at 1:22 p.m. UTC

By Alex Ederson and Jack Moore, ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A person has been arrested after driving his car into a security gate near the White House on Tuesday night, the U.S. Secret Service said.

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