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Secret Service arrests man climbing Obama’s fence

US: Charges were pending on Monday against an intruder who climbed the White House fence on Sunday night, the Secret Service said.

The individual was quickly arrested by uniformed officers after going over the fence on the south side of the presidential home-office at about 10:25 p.m. EDT on Sunday, Secret Service spokesman Brian Leary said.

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