Secret Service agents grabbed Martese Maurice Edwards today when he
showed up for work at the White House, where he worked as a private
contractor for the WH National Security Council.
A man by that same name is wanted for attempted first-degree murder in Prince George’s County, Maryland.
Mr. Edwards, who is 29, “was taken into custody just after noon at a
checkpoint in the 1600 block of Pennsylvania Avenue NW,” reports the Washington Post:
A spokesman for the Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Office said their
records show that warrant was taken out May 17. Details of the
allegations could not be learned Tuesday evening.
The Secret Service said in a statement that a member of its uniformed
division ran Edwards’s name through a criminal database when he arrived
at the White House. That database provided information on an active
warrant, officials said.
Edwards was turned over to D.C. police for processing. He was charged in
the District with being a fugitive from justice and could later be
extradited to Maryland. The Secret Service said he worked as a private
contractor, but his precise job or where he worked at the White House
was not provided.
The Secret Service told CBS News pretty much the same thing:
“On June 4, 2018, the U.S. Secret Service was notified by the Criminal
Justice Information System (CJIS) that Martese Edwards was the subject
of a warrant issued out of Prince Georges County, MD. On June 5, 2018,
Edwards was promptly arrested by Secret Service Uniformed Division
Officers at a checkpoint outside of the White House complex when he was
reporting to work as a contractor. Edwards was transported to MPD Second
District for processing.”
