Man detained after jumping White House fence

[Skip_In_Boulder]

WASHINGTON - A man has been detained by the Secret Service after jumping a fence at the White House Tuesday night.

The Secret Service says a man scaled the fence on the north side of the White House between 7:30 and 8 p.m.

The man was taken quickly taken into custody, and a backpack the man was carrying was confiscated by Secret Service.

The contents of the backpack are being investigated.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

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UPDATE:

WASHINGTON - A man has been detained by the Secret Service after jumping a fence at the White House Tuesday.

James Dirk Crudup, 41, scaled the fence on the north side of the White House between 7:30 and 8 p.m.

Crudup was taken quickly taken into custody after scaling the fence. A backpack Crudup was carrying was confiscated by Secret Service.

The contents of the backpack were investigated by Secret Service and D.C. Fire & EMS. Nothing hazardous was found.

According to the Secret Service, Crudup is homeless.

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[MineralMan]

1. I hope we get details. We may not, though.

It depends on who the person was and what was in the backpack.

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. Inbound or outbound?

:shrug:

[Glimmer of Hope]

3. There are always tons of cops and tourist on the north side. I am surprised he was able to get that

far.

[originalpckelly]

4. I see Pat Buchanan came to deliver his apology to the President in person.

[xoom]

5. wow, this person was not using their brain.

[One Voice]

6. Link with PIC...

Story w/pic on CNN:

http://us.cnn.com/2011/US/08/02/white.house.security/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

[monmouth]

7. Crudup is homeless. While detained he will be in air conditioning,

receive food and if kept overnight, provided with a place to sleep...Perhaps he was just doing what he needed to do..