White House Intruder Heavily Armed with 800 Ammunition

The man that scaled the fence of White House last week was apparently a terrorist. This is because, investigators found more than 800 rounds of ammunition in his car. A machete and two hatchets also were found. The accused intruder, former soldier Omar J. Gonzalez, had been arrested earlier in the summer in Virginia with a carful of weapons, authorities said, and the federal prosecutor said Monday in court that Gonzalez had had a map with the White House circled.

Assistant U.S. Attorney David Mudd declared that Gonzalez was a danger to the president. Gonzalez, who was carrying a knife, was arrested just inside the White House front door.

President Barack Obama and his family had left the White House for Camp David Friday evening when the incident occurred. Obama's spokesman said Monday that the president was "obviously concerned" about what happened.

At a hearing Monday for Gonzales, Mudd said the man was already under indictment in Virginia, accused of having a sawed-off shotgun and eluding police in a case this summer.