The Secret Service first asked the individual to land the small, remote-controlled aircraft. Then the park was evacuated and the White House was placed on temporary lockdown as the Secret Service investigated.
The man was handed over to the US Park Police.
At the time of the incident, President Barack Obama was meeting Gulf leaders at his rural Camp David retreat in Maryland. Because of security concerns, the airspace around the capital is more restricted than any other part of the country and it is illegal to fly drones in the area without specific approval. The no-drone policy applies to a 15-mile radius of Ronald Reagan National Airport.
(Image curtesy wikimediacommons.org)
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