An armed woman crashed her car into a barrier near the White House on Friday, briefly sending it into lockdown, authorities said.
Jessica R. Ford, 35, of La Vergne, Tenn., — about 20 miles southeast of Nashville — barreled through a barrier at 17th and E Streets NW near the Old Executive Office Building while holding a pistol, police said.
Ford’s car “did not breach the security barrier of the White House complex” and she was “immediately apprehended” following the 3 p.m. crash, police said. The White House was in lockdown for about an hour.
Ford, who has had previous run-ins with law enforcement near the White House, was holding a pistol while she was behind the wheel, according to a Metropolitan Police Department report cited by WTTG-TV.
President Trump later tweeted: “Thank you to the great men and women of the United States @SecretService for a job well done!”
With Post Wire Services



