Armed Man Jumps White House Fence

A man scaled the security wall to the White House and made it into the mansion with a knife before agents stopped him on Friday, according to ABC7 News.

Omar J. Gonzalez, 42, an army veteran who served from 1997 to 2003 and 2005 to 2012, was carrying a 3.5 inch serrated knife as he ran up to the White House, ABC7 News reports.

Gonzalez will appear in federal court Monday with charges of unlawfully entering a restricted building or grounds while carrying a deadly or dangerous weapon.

President Obama and his family were not in the White House at the time of the incident.

More surveillance and officers have been assigned to the area, and an investigation into the security breach has begun.

The U.S. Secret Service is having discussions about the possibility of setting up checkpoints around the White House, a law enforcement official told WTOP. Although there has been talk of upping the security before, the incident with Gonzalez has resurfaced discussions on the matter.

Gonzalez’s ex-wife Samantha Bell told ABC7 News that she split from him in 2010 because of his alleged mental condition – post-traumatic stress disorder – was worsening.

Gonzalez reportedly has been living out of his truck and carrying a knife on him for years, Bell’s son Jerry Murphy told ABC7 News.

Read more about the White House fence jumping incident on ABC7 News.