--- description: An intruder made it all the way inside title: Barack Obama Concerned By White House Fence Jumper image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1440b41b719f27e0/6986a48555a859c65ea82b1f/white-house-security.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [White House](/tag/white-house/) ## White House Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # White House Intruder Had 800 Rounds of Ammo in Car, Prosecutor Says by [Zeke Miller](/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke Miller Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 22, 2014 5:10 PM CUT  Uniformed Secret Service officers walk along the lawn on the North side of the White House in Washington on Sept. 20, 2014\. The Secret Service is coming under renewed scrutiny after a man scaled the White House fence and made it all the way through the front door before he was apprehended. Uniformed Secret Service officers walk along the lawn on the North side of the White House in Washington on Sept. 20, 2014\. The Secret Service is coming under renewed scrutiny after a man scaled the White House fence and made it all the way through the front door before he was apprehended.Susan Walsh—AP by [Zeke Miller](/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke Miller Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 22, 2014 5:10 PM CUT _Updated 3:59pm ET_ A former soldier suspected of jumping the White House fence while armed with a knife Friday had 800 rounds of ammunition in his car, [a prosecutor claimed](http://time.com/3419002/prosecutor-800-rounds-found-in-intruder-case/ "undefined") Monday. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Mudd said during a preliminary hearing that Omar J. Gonzalez also had a hatchet and a knife in his automobile, but no gun. The prosecutor said Gonzalez, who was also arrested in August for possessing a sniper rifle and a sawn-off shotgun, represented a danger to the president, the Associated Press reports. The news came the same day as President Barack Obama’s spokesman said he was “obviously concerned” about Friday’s fence-jumping incident at the White House. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said Obama was briefed multiple times Friday night and updated throughout the weekend on the investigation into how the alleged jumper made it into the Executive Mansion, which prompted a short evacuation of part of the sprawling complex. Secret Service Director Julia Pierson ordered a security review of the White House and of the events leading up to Friday’s incident, which occurred minutes after the First Family departed the South Lawn on Marine One for a weekend trip to Camp David. White House officials and Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson are are awaiting the results of the investigation. “In the meantime, I encourage all of us to not rush to judgment about the event and not second-guess the judgment of security officers who had only seconds to act, until all the facts are in,” Johnson said in a statement Monday. The Secret Service review will include the positioning of Secret Service assets inside and outside the White House perimeter, possible technical and security enhancements, and potential staffing issues, Earnest said. Secret Service officials are contemplating expanding the White House perimeter to screen tourists further from the complex or to create a larger buffer-zone around the presidential residence. “Providing security at the White House is complicated business,” Earnest said, adding that Obama still has confidence in the agency charged with protecting him and his family. “The Secret Service has the challenging task of balancing the need to ensure the safety and security of the first family, while also ensuring that the White House continues to be the people’s house,” Earnest said. “And balancing those equities is challenging work, but it’s clear that in this case a review of that work is warranted and that review will be conducted.” Earnest said the agency has already made changes to some of its procedures, including beefing up security at the North Lawn fence-line. Additionally, he said the agency will now ensure that the North Portico door is locked when not in use by White House staff and tourists. “When the door is not in use, it will be secured,” Earnest said. ### PHOTOS: Go Behind the Scenes with the Secret Service  Secret Service agents stand guard around President Bush's Limousine on the tarmac as he arrives in Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 25, 2007. Brooks Kraft—Corbis  Secret Service agents surround U.S. President Barack Obama at a campaign event in Las Vegas on Nov. 1, 2012. Brooks Kraft—Corbis  A Secret Service agent watches the crowd as President Barrack Obama speaks in Holmdel, N.J. on July 16, 2009. Brooks Kraft—Corbis  U.S. President George W. Bush attends a campaign rally in the town square of Troy, Ohio, on Aug. 28, 2004. Brooks Kraft—Corbis  Secret Service agents watch as President George W. Bush lands in Philadelphia on March 15, 2004. Brooks Kraft—Corbis  Secret Service agents watch as U.S. President George W. Bush arrives in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Nov. 3, 2006. Brooks Kraft—Corbis  A Presidential limousine is loaded onto a C5 military transport plane bound for eastern Europe, where President Bush is headed next week. A "secure package" of motorcade vehicles, including the limousines and a fleet of Secret Service SUVs is transported to the site of every presidential visit, Maryland, March 28, 2008. Brooks Kraft—Corbis  A Secret Service agent stands guard in front of President George W Bush's vehicle, while he tours rebuilding efforts in a neighborhood affected by Hurricane Katrina, in Long Beach, Miss. on March 1, 2007. Brooks Kraft—Corbis  A Secret Service agent with the Counter Assault and Tactical Division holds a loaded weapon in front of the North Portico of the White House in Washington, Oct. 28, 2009. Brooks Kraft—Corbis  Members of the Counter Asault Division of the US Secret Service keep an eye on the crowd as President Barack Obama departs the Annual Legislative Conference of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in Washington on March 10, 2009. Brooks Kraft—Corbis  A uniformed secret service agent waits for the arrival of President Bush and Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on the North Portico of the White House in Washington on Oct. 13, 2008. Brooks Kraft—Corbis  Secret Service agents stand near the Presidential Limousine at the conclusion of a campaign rally attended by President Bush in an airport hanger in Sugar Land, Texas on Oct. 30, 2006. 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