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Jan 12, 2017

Flag-Wearing White House Fence Jumper Sentenced To Three Years Probation

Joseph Caputo wrapped himself in an American flag and illegally jumped over the White House’s fence on Thanksgiving Day 2015.

Nov 27, 2015

Man Jumps Over White House Fence On Thanksgiving

Yesterday afternoon, a man scaled the fence outside the White House and jumped over while President Obama and his family were celebrating Thanksgiving. Joseph Caputo, who was wrapped in an American flag, detained by the Secret Service. Vanessa Peña, who was sightseeing, told the Washington Post “she saw a man behind them take off his sweatshirt and wrap an American flag around himself.”Peña then heard him take a deep breath before saying, “ ‘All right, let’s…

 
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