As reported by the Huffington Post on Thursday, September 11, the White House had its premises temporarily locked down recently due to a young man dressed in some Pokémon apparel jumping over its surrounding fence and running across its lawn.
The young man in question was wearing a Pikachu hat and was carrying an accompanying toy when he jumped the fence, and he was shortly thereafter apprehended by Secret Service. Some onlookers tweeted the incident as it occurred.
Lockdown at the White House: someone just tried to jump the fence
— Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) September 11, 2014
Secret Service apprehends man who jumped over White House fence; WH on lockdown pic.twitter.com/mZZ0mZfPwz
— Dan Linden (@DanLinden) September 11, 2014
According to the Huffington Post, President Obama was at a 9/11 memorial event at the time, and was not at home as the trespass occurred. No further details regarding the incident have come to light as of yet.
In early-June, President Obama paid a visit to Poland, where–in a speech– he gave praise to CD Projekt RED’s The Witcher 2 as an example of the country’s growing economy and influence.
We’ll bring you more news on this should further information reach our ear.
[ Huffington Post ]