‘ON THEIR OWN ACCORD’

Pair Arrested on Gun Charges After Approaching Secret Service With Letter for Biden Outside White House

One of them told Secret Service agents “they were there to meet with the President of the United States and had a letter to deliver to him.”

A man and a woman were arrested near the White House Saturday after approaching Secret Service agents and revealing they had weapons, according to authorities. The pair approached the officers at 5:24 p.m. outside of a secured vehicle checkpoint at the White House, with one of them telling agents “they were there to meet with the President of the United States and had a letter to deliver to him,” according to police. “One of the individuals disclosed the possession of a weapon and was immediately detained and the second individual disclosed the location of an additional weapon in a vehicle nearby,” a Secret Service spokesperson told NBC Washington. Sylvia Hall, 66, was charged with carrying a pistol without a license, possession of an unregistered firearm, and possession of unregistered ammunition. The man was arrested for having a BB gun, and has yet to be identified. According to the Secret Service, “the individuals posed no immediate danger to any Secret Service protectee.”