Overview
- A man tried to get past a construction bollard, the metal post used to block vehicles, near the Treasury Building by the White House.
- Officers met him at a nearby pedestrian gate and took him into custody after a brief struggle.
- One Secret Service officer suffered a minor cut during the encounter.
- Both the officer and the suspect were evaluated by medical staff for injuries that were not life threatening.
- Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi released the account in a public statement, and news outlets described the case as developing.