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Roger Hedgpeth, 25, was arrested outside the White House after telling a Secret Service officer 'I am here to assassinate President Donald Trump', according to a report
A knifeman arrested outside the White House wanted to assassinate US President Donald Trump, according to a report.
Roger Hedgpeth, 25, is said to have told a Secret Service officer 'I am here to assassinate President Donald Trump... I have a knife to do it with'.
The suspect, from Florida, has apparently been described as a 'critically missing/endangered person' and a 'mental health consumer' in a police report.
He was arrested around a block away from the White House on Saturday for threatening to kill the President and carrying a prohibited weapon.
He had a 3.5-inch knife in a sheath attached to his left hip and an empty pistol holster on his right hip.
Hedgpeth was detained at the north-west corner of 15th St and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, the Washington Post reports.
It comes after a British man who grabbed a police officers gun in a failed attempt to assassinate Trump was jailed for a year after pleading guilty in a deal with US prosecutors.
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stonecutter357
(12,698 posts)underthematrix
(5,811 posts)hlthe2b
(102,421 posts)For that reason (among many others-- not to mention I have a conscience), I hope SS stays on top of these kooks.
Roland99
(53,342 posts)dweller
(23,682 posts)not going to go deep enough to do much ...
first i've heard of the British guy ...
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Nevilledog
(51,223 posts)jaysunb
(11,856 posts)Talitha
(6,626 posts)struggle4progress
(118,379 posts)ck4829
(35,094 posts)'Having money' being the gatekeeper to healthcare put that knife in his hand.
kentuck
(111,110 posts)"empty pistol holster"?
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)Second rule is, if you *insist* on talking about assassin club, don't say it to the Secret Service officer standing next to you.
dware
(12,449 posts)Thread winner.