Man arrested for jumping White House fence
November 28, 2015  00:37
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A man, draped in American flag, was arrested after he jumped a White House fence while President Barack Obama and his family were celebrating Thanksgiving, prompting a temporary lock-down.

The man identified as Joseph Caputo was immediately apprehended by the US Secret Service after he scaled the fence of the highly secure complex yesterday. 

"Today at approximately 2:45 pm, Joseph Caputo scaled over the north fence line of the White House Complex gaining access to the North Grounds. Caputo was immediately apprehended and taken into custody," the Secret Service said in a statement. 

"The north and south fence lines have been temporarily closed," the statement said. Secret Service spokesman Robert Hoback was later quoted by media reports as saying that Caputo was charged with unlawful entry. 

A bystander snapped photos of Caputo, draped in an American flag, as he hopped the fence. A second photo shows the him with his arms raised as he walks on the lawn. He also had a binder of some sort clenched in his teeth as he made the leap.
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