Politics | White House Armed Woman Arrested Outside White House Michigan's April Lenhart charged with carrying an unregistered firearm By Arden Dier Posted Nov 21, 2014 1:45 AM CST Copied A Marine stands guards outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014, signifying that President Barack Obama is working inside. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Inside the White House, President Obama was talking immigration; outside, Secret Service agents were making an arrest. Agents say that just before 8:30pm last night they spotted April Lenhart, 23—who NBC News reports was taking part in a demonstration—walking with a holstered 9mm handgun along the north fence, accompanied by a male. She was charged with possession of an unregistered firearm and ammunition and carrying a pistol without a license. An official described Lenhart as uncooperative and her intentions as unknown, the Washington Post reports. A day earlier, a man with a rifle was arrested near the White House. Read These Next In the early morning hours in East Hollywood, chaos. This is why you don't wear metal in MRI rooms. CEO resigns after appearance on Kiss Cam. The latest in the generation wars: the 'Gen Z stare.' Report an error