Today, Friday, February 23rd at 2:53 pm, Jessica Ford, a 35-year-old white female from LaVergne, Tennessee, intentionally drove a white van into a security barrier near the White House at 17th and E Street.
The vehicle did not breach the security barrier of the White House complex.
The female was immediately apprehended by Secret Service Uniformed Division Officers. No law enforcement personnel were injured during the incident and no shots were fired.
The Secret Service has had previous encounters with Ford in the vicinity of the White House resulting in numerous arrests for a variety of criminal violations.
Ford was again charged today with numerous criminal violations and transported to the Metropolitan Police Department.
The White House complex has returned to normal operations.
The investigation of this incident is on-going and 17th street between C Street and F Street remain closed to vehicular traffic.
Source: U.S. Secret Service