President Donald Trump
US Secret service have arrested a 25-year-old man known as Roger
Hedgpeth of Florida after he walked up to a Secret Service agent and
told him he was going to the White House to ‘assassinate Donald Trump’.
Hedgpeth who hid a 3.5 inch knife in his lap pocket was arrested
Saturday afternoon on a charge of making threats to do bodily harm,
according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
Hedgpeth was taken into custody, his vehicle impounded, and he was
brought to a hospital for a mental health evaluation, according to
police
Before his arrest, Hedgpeth was seen patrolling around the White
House with his car, and he is listed in public health records as a ‘missing person with mental health issues’
‘I have a knife to do it with,‘ Hedgpeth allegedly said, according to a police report.
This isn’t the first time, someone has been arrested for making threats towards the US president.
In September 2018, an individual was taken into custody after they
climbed over the White House security barrier while in November 2019,
another person was taken into custody after they allegedly attempted to
drive an unauthorized vehicle through a White House security
checkpoint.