A man working as a contractor for the White House was arrested Tuesday on an attempted murder charge, CBS News reports.
The Secret Service told CBS 29-year-old Martese Edwards of Suitland, Maryland, was the subject of a warrant issued out of Prince Georges County, Maryland.
He "was promptly arrested by Secret Service Uniformed Division Officers at a checkpoint outside of the White House complex when he was reporting to work as a contractor."
The Secret Service was notified of Edwards' warrant Monday night, but the warrant was filed in mid-May according to NBC News’ Geoff Bennett.
Edwards, who had a White House pass, was taken to a Metropolitan Police Department station for processing, according to the statement from the Secret Service. He worked as a private contractor, but his precise job or where he worked at the White House was not provided.
The warrant, according to NBC, was for attempted first-degree murder. Details of the charge, though, were not available.
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