Reports: Missing Bay Area man jumped White House fence, allegedly wanted to attack Trump

A Bay Area man charged with jumping a White House fence told police he was on a mission from God and wanted to attack President Donald Trump, according to multiple reports.

Authorities said they arrested Alexander Miner, 29, after he tossed a backpack and attempted to scale a barrier around 12:30 p.m. Monday.

Miner later told police he was on a mission from God and wanted to make Trump "cry like a b---." He also called Trump the anti-Christ and Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama child molesters, according to a local CBS affiliate.

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NBC identified the 29-year-old as a retired Marine and resident of Danville, Calif. According to court documents obtained by the news site, Miner's father had filed a missing persons report for his son three weeks ago and feared his son might be a paranoid schizophrenic who had gone "off the deep end."

Virginia police were already investigating Miner after a June 4 incident in which he appeared on the doorstep of a woman he had messaged off and on for years, NBC reported. The woman told police Miner had messaged her up to 200 times in one hour the previous day.

Miner was charged with a federal offense for remaining on restricted grounds and a local offense of attempted burglary. He was arraigned in U.S. District court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday afternoon and remains in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons while undergoing a 30-day mental competency exam.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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