Couple 'with Loaded Gun in Car Arrested near White House
Rokna: A woman and a man who were arrested for carrying a loaded gun in their car just a few hundred feet from the White House told law enforcement officials they were carrying a letter for US President Joe Biden.
The pair, one of whom said they were there to meet with the president, were detained on Saturday evening at around 5:30pm near the Old Ebbitt Grill restaurant on 15sth Street NW in the capital, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
Sylvia Hall, 66, was arrested for carrying a pistol without a license, possession of an unregistered firearm and possession of unregistered ammunition, WRC-TV reported.
The man - who has not been named by officials - was arrested for possession of a BB gun.
According to the police, the pair approached a checkpoint near the White House complex just past the western-most cross walk of 15th Street at Pennsylvania Avenue NW.
DailyMail.com has sought comment from the Metropolitan Police Department, which referred the case to the Secret Service.
The Secret Service has been contacted for comment as of Sunday evening.
The woman allegedly told a law enforcement official manning the checkpoint that she had a letter she wanted to deliver to Biden.
Investigators said they found a loaded firearm inside the woman’s car which was parked nearby on 15th Street NW.
The woman allegedly told a law enforcement official manning the checkpoint that she had a letter she wanted to deliver to Biden.
Investigators said they found a loaded firearm inside the woman’s car which was parked nearby on 15th Street NW.
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