Secret Service Arrests Man For Firing At White House

The Secret Service arrested a man Tuesday afternoon for using a slingshot to fire a "small object" at the White House.

Officers observed the man carrying a slingshot on Pennsylvania Avenue, along the north fence of the White House grounds, around 2 p.m.

He was quickly arrested after firing the "small object over the fence line," according to a Secret Service spokesperson, and was charged with possession of a prohibited weapon, assault with a dangerous weapon and assault of a police officer.

The man, Adam Olson, was previously arrested on Sept. 5 for allegedly breaking a window at the U.S. Capitol, according to a law enforcement source.

According to court records, after Olson was arrested, he said, “I have a listening device on me and people have been laughing at me for years. I am sick of it.”

The Capitol Visitors Center superintendent estimated that the cost of repairing or replacing the window is between $15,000 and $60,000.

Olson was released on Sept. 7 with a “stay away” order, which prohibits him from being on or near the U.S. Capitol grounds. The order did not prohibit him from going to the White House.

Culled: ABC News