Two arrested near White House after vehicle crash and barricade jump

Two people were arrested Monday morning in separate incidents near Lafayette Park, across from the White House in Washington, D.C., WTOP reported. The first involved a vehicle crashing onto the sidewalk at 16th and H Streets NW just before 10 a.m., according to the Secret Service.

Secret Service officers and National Guard troops responded to the crash, where the driver was combative and was taken into custody, FOX 5 DC reported. The D.C. police bomb squad checked the vehicle as a precaution and found it safe.

Minutes later, a second individual jumped a security barricade near the northwest corner of Lafayette Park and was also arrested, FOX 5 DC said. Eyewitnesses described the man running and scaling the fence before being detained by law enforcement.

The incidents prompted a lockdown of the White House area, with police and National Guard personnel ordering pedestrians and visitors to clear the area and shutting down nearby streets as emergency crews responded, according to FOX 5 DC.

Authorities have not released the names of the two suspects or further details about the incidents, WTOP noted.