Jim Walsh

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Burlington County man was arrested Saturday when he tried to enter the White House grounds.

Kevin Carr, 19, of Shamong was charged with unlawful entry after an incident around 4 p.m., according to the Secret Service.

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A Secret Service spokesman said Carr initially was refused entry to the White House grounds at a pedestrian gateway on the northwest side of the complex. Carr then allegedly drove a vehicle to another entrance, near 15th and E streets, that is open only to authorized visitors, said spokesman Brian Leary.

He stopped his car after encountering barriers at the entrance and was arrested peacefully after getting out of the vehicle, Leary said. Carr was unarmed and a search of the vehicle found no weapons, he added.

The incident occurred one day after a Texas man with a knife scaled a fence and was able to enter the mansion before being arrested.