Driver Arrested, Identified After Crashing U-Haul Truck into Security Barrier Near White House

A driver who crashed a U-Haul truck into White House security barriers on Monday night has been arrested on multiple charges, authorities said.

The 19-year-old suspect, identified as Sai Varshith Kandula of Chesterfield, Missouri, was taken into custody to face several charges, including assault with a dangerous weapon, reckless operation of a motor vehicle, and threatening to kill, kidnap or inflict harm on the president, vice president or a family member, according to the United States Park Police.

No weapons or explosives were found, but a Nazi flag was removed from the scene of the crash, which occurred on the north side of Lafayette Square on 16th Street, shortly before 10 p.m.

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PresidentJoe Bidenwas at the White House meeting with House speaker Kevin McCarthyto discuss the debt limitearlier on Monday evening, but it is unclear where he was when the incident occurred.

A video posted to Twittershows the moment the truck rammed the barricades.

source: people.com