Secret Service Arrests Man for Aiming Laser at Marine One With Trump on Board

A Secret Service agent said the man’s action placed Marine One at risk of an airborne collision.
Secret Service Arrests Man for Aiming Laser at Marine One With Trump on Board
President Donald Trump walks toward Marine One as he departs the White House on July 1, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Bill Pan
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The U.S. Secret Service has arrested a man in the nation’s capitol for allegedly pointing a laser at Marine One while President Donald Trump was on board, an incident the agency said could have resulted in a midair collision.

In an affidavit on Sept. 22 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, a Secret Service agent said he encountered the suspect, identified as Jacob Samuel Winkler, in the early hours of Sept. 20 while patrolling the secure area near Constitution Avenue NW. At the time, Marine One was airborne, carrying the president southbound from the White House South Grounds and crossing over The Ellipse.