Doug Mills/The New York Times Secret Service officers arrested Christopher Briggs in Lafayette Park, across the street from the White House, on Tuesday.Secret Service officers arrested a Texas man armed with a pistol and two knives on Tuesday afternoon in Lafayette Park, across the street from the White House.
The man, Christopher Briggs, faces multiple weapons-related charges and one count of possession of an open container of alcohol.
Officials would not say what Mr. Briggs was doing that led them to arrest him.
