Man Strips Naked at White House Gate, Gets Tackled By Secret Service

Update 5 p.m. ET: George Ogilvie, a spokesman for the Secret Service, tells CNN's Dan Merica, "Michel Bechard approached uniformed division officers at the White House and he proceeded to get fully undressed. As uniformed division officers attempted to subdue him, he assaulted a uniform division officer and he was taken into custody."

A man was detained outside the White House on Friday for stripping naked and assaulting an officer, the Secret Service says.

The man, whose identity has not been released, had reportedly asked for a meeting with the White House outside the Northwest gate, but the request was denied Read more...