A Missouri man has pleaded guilty to an attempted attack on the White House using a rented U-Haul, as announced by the Justice Department. The 20-year-old man, who was born in Chandanagar, India, and was a lawful permanent resident of the US at the time, pleaded guilty to one count of willful injury or depredation of property of the United States.
The incident occurred on May 22, 2023, when the man flew to Washington, DC, from St. Louis, rented a U-Haul after arriving at Dulles International Airport, and drove to the White House. He crashed into barriers protecting the property at an intersection before waving a banner with a Nazi swastika on it. The man was arrested by US Park Police and Secret Service following the incident.
