White House fence jumper pleads guilty to two charges

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A mentally disturbed US Army veteran who jumped over the White House fence and ran into the president’s mansion with a knife pleaded guilty Friday to two federal charges.

Omar Gonzalez, 43, faces 18 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful entry while carrying a weapon and one count of assaulting officers, according to court documents. He could also be asked to pay up to $30,000 in fines.

The September 19, 2014 intrusion was just one in a string of recent security failures surrounding President Barack Obama, including one in which an armed contractor with a criminal …Read More

Source:: PM Newspaper