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White House fence jumper left suicide note

WASHINGTON (AP) Court documents show a man accused of jumping the White House fence had left a suicide note with friends and told his mother that she may never see him again.

22-year-old Joseph Caputo of Stamford has been charged with scaling the fence while President Barack Obama was celebrating Thanksgiving with his family, prompting a lockdown.  Caputo was charged with unlawful entry.

Authorities say Caputo draped himself in an American flag when he went over the fence on Thursday afternoon. Court documents show he had been staying with friends in Virginia and left them a note that stated his intention to die on Nov. 26. The documents show he also left an audio message for his mother and prepared a will.

Caputo made a brief court appearance on Friday and was ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.

 

Victoria Pena of Houston, a witness, says the man was standing with other people visiting the White House compound when he rushed toward the fence carrying what appeared to be a binder. She says he then lay on the grass awaiting security personnel and guard dogs.

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Rich Valdes

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