Fence Hopper

The man who jumped the White House fence earlier this month and breached the mansion's doors actually made it farther than originally thought, officials said Monday. Omar Gonzalez, a 42-year-old Iraq war veteran who had a knife in his pocket, overcame one Secret Service officer and ran into the East Room of the White House, where he was then subdued, a federal law enforcement said.Rep. Jason Chaffetz, who was provided the information by whistleblowers during his congressional investigation into the incident, also confirmed the details of what now appears to be a wild chase through the main floor of the White House, first reported by the Washington post

The Secret Service had previously stated that Gonzalez was stopped after entering the front door of the North Portico. 

It's mind boggling that a man who was already under the government eye was able to get so close to one of the most surveyed buildings in the United States. The very place where the president makes some of the nations most important decisions. And it's not like this was some huge elaborate plan that took years in the making, yet a fairly average man was able to accomplish this.