Fence Jumper Causes White House Lockdown

A man who apparently intended to interrupt the Obama's family's Thanksgiving hopped the White House fence wrapped in a US flag Thursday afternoon but he didn't get far. The intruder, identified by NBC as Joseph Caputo, was arrested by Secret Service agents soon after he jumped the fence onto the North Lawn at 2:45pm. He was carrying what appeared to be a binder in his mouth. President Obama and his family were celebrating Thanksgiving inside the White House at the time, reports CNN, which notes that Caputo is the third person to make it over the fence this year. The White House was locked down and the all-clear was issued around two hours later. (More White House stories.)