The Secret Service arrested a 66-year-old woman on Saturday on charges that she was carrying a loaded truck near the White House, Fox News confirmed.
Police said the woman was carrying the gun in her car, which was parked near the White House. They said she claimed to be carrying a letter to President Joe Biden.
The woman was also accompanied by a man carrying a BB gun, police said.
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A police report says the suspect was detained at about 5:30 pm near the Old Ebbitt Grill restaurant at 15 Street NW.
Police said the woman and the man carrying a BB gun approached a checkpoint near the White House complex. The woman reportedly told a law enforcement officer at the checkpoint that she wanted to deliver a letter to the president.
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WRC-TV in Washington, DC was the first to report the story.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.