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| Armed man with assault conviction shared lift with Obama | Armed man with assault conviction shared lift with Obama |
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| President Barack Obama rode in a lift with an armed security contractor who had assault convictions, in another security lapse. | President Barack Obama rode in a lift with an armed security contractor who had assault convictions, in another security lapse. |
| It happened on 16 September when Mr Obama visited the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. | It happened on 16 September when Mr Obama visited the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. |
| The incident came to light on Tuesday, hours after the boss of the Secret Service was grilled by Congress about a security breach at the White House. | The incident came to light on Tuesday, hours after the boss of the Secret Service was grilled by Congress about a security breach at the White House. |
| A Secret Service official confirmed the incident but declined to comment. | A Secret Service official confirmed the incident but declined to comment. |
| The lapse contravened a protocol that only members of the Secret Service are allowed to carry weapons in the presence of the president. | |
| The gun was found when the man was questioned after taking a video in the lift. He was immediately sacked by his employers, according to newspaper reports. | |
| The Washington Post said the man had three convictions for assault and battery. | The Washington Post said the man had three convictions for assault and battery. |
| "This person was within arm's length of the president with a gun," said Utah congressman Jason Chaffetz, who was told of the incident by a whistleblower. | "This person was within arm's length of the president with a gun," said Utah congressman Jason Chaffetz, who was told of the incident by a whistleblower. |
| It will come as another embarrassment on the day when the director of the US Secret Service, Julia Pierson, took responsibility before a hostile House oversight committee hearing for an "unacceptable" security breach at the presidential residence. | It will come as another embarrassment on the day when the director of the US Secret Service, Julia Pierson, took responsibility before a hostile House oversight committee hearing for an "unacceptable" security breach at the presidential residence. |
| Omar Gonzalez, 42, scaled a fence at the White House, ran across the lawn, entered an unlocked door, entered the East Room and was eventually tackled inside. | Omar Gonzalez, 42, scaled a fence at the White House, ran across the lawn, entered an unlocked door, entered the East Room and was eventually tackled inside. |