Secret Service halts fence-jump attempt

? A 44-year-old man who tried to jump the fence on the south side of the White House on Sunday was apprehended by the Secret Service.

Secret Service spokesman Tom Mazur identified the man as Roger Witmer, of Washington, who faces charges of unlawful entry and disorderly conduct.

Mazur said members of the uniformed division captured Witmer before he made it over the fence. But he threw over a package, and officials shut down traffic on the south side of the White House so it could be examined.

Bush was out on a bike ride in suburban Beltsville, Md., when Witmer was taken into custody. The Secret Service was examining the package when Bush returned, so his motorcade was detoured to an alternate entrance on the north side.