A heavily armed member of the Secret Service patrols the North Lawn of the White House during a security lockdown on Tuesday. | Getty Man fleeing robbery jumps fence by White House, quickly caught

In a botched getaway, a man apparently fleeing the scene of a robbery jumped over a fence near the White House, putting 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue on temporary lockdown and quickly getting caught by authorities.

Secret Service officers arrested the man after he jumped the Eisenhower Executive Office Building's fence along 17th Street in Northwest D.C. about 3:55 p.m., according to a statement from the agency. He was possibly running away from a robbery near 17th and G streets, according to the statement, which cited an "initial investigation."


The EEOB, which holds offices for many White House staff, is next to the West Wing.

Over radios, the Secret Service requested a stretcher for the man and said he was in a "moat," according to a White House pool report.

The White House appeared to be locked down about 4 p.m., the report said. It ended by 4:30 p.m.