Politics | White House Secret Service Busts Latest White House Fence-Jumper Intruder hopped fence on southern perimeter, charges pending By Matt Cantor Posted Apr 20, 2015 12:30 AM CDT Copied A Secret Service officer stands at his post outside the White House fence in Washington, Oct. 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Yet again, someone has climbed the White House fence, the Washington Post reports. The Secret Service says it arrested the intruder right away on the south side of the grounds at around 10:25 last night. A package the person was carrying was not dangerous, the Secret Service adds. Now "the individual is in custody and charges are pending," a spokesman says in a statement, per USA Today. The arrest comes after reports that spikes would be added to the White House fence. Read These Next Thieves pulled off a daring jewel heist at the Louvre. The penny is still with us, but the headache has already arrived. After nearby strikes, US Embassy warns Americans. Well, it was a good day for sea otters, thanks to Taylor Swift. Report an error