A woman who claimed to have delivered a letter to President Biden was arrested near the White House with a loaded weapon in her car, they reported Sunday.
Sylvia Hall, 66, was charged with carrying an unlicensed handgun, possession of an unregistered firearm and possession of unregistered ammunition in Saturday’s incident, WRC-TV reported.
She and an unidentified man are said to have approached secret service agents around 5:40 p.m. outside a security checkpoint near the White House complex.
Hall reportedly told a law enforcement officer he was there to meet with the president and that he had a letter for him, according to Fox News.
Her male partner was arrested for allegedly carrying a BB gun.
Secret service officers searched Hall’s car, which was parked nearby, and found a loaded weapon, the agency said.
The agency said it did not believe any of the people posed an immediate threat to Biden or any other Secret Service protégé.