A witness said investigators found a Nazi swastika flag inside the truck, which crashed into barriers at Lafayette Square, a public area one block from the White House compound, on Monday evening.
The vehicle's driver has been detained by the Secret Service and video has emerged of what appears to be a Nazi Swastika flag being pulled from the truck.
Officials have yet to confirm details about the incident, but witness accounts picked up by local media outlets suggest the driver deliberately rammed the truck into the White House.
Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said an initial investigation had found that the truck's driver may have "intentionally struck" security barriers.
19-year-old driver, who crashed into a security barrier near Lafayette Square, is in custody and faces multiple charges, including threatening to kill the president
The suspect, who now faces multiple charges, made threatening statements about the White House at the scene of Monday night's incident, a law enforcement official told NBC News.
The driver of a U-Haul truck that barreled into a security area near the White House has been arrested on multiple charges, including threatening to kill or harm a president, vice president or fami…
WASHINGTON - A man who crashed a rented box truck into security barriers near the White House faces multiple criminal charges, U.S. Park Police said on Tuesday following an overnight
Sai Varshith Kandula, 19, was taken into custody after allegedly crashing a U-Haul into White House barriers and making threatening statements. A Nazi flag was recovered from the scene of the crash upon his arrest.
