Armed Military Member Rammed Truck Through Gates Where Trudeau Lives

An armed member of the Canadian Armed Forces has been arrested after driving a truck through the gates of the property where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resides.

RCMP say at 6:40 a.m. on Thursday, an armed man was able to gain access to the Rideau Hall grounds. The grounds are home to the residences of the Governor General and the Rideau Cottage, where the Prime Minister and his family live. RCMP have confirmed that neither Trudeau and his family nor Governor General Julie Payette were home at the time.

The RCMP say the man left his truck on foot after ramming it through the gates and went to the property's greenhouses where he was intercepted by several RCMP officers on patrol in the area.

"While an RCMP member began dialogue with the suspect, the RCMP National Division Emergency Response Team was also dispatched and arrived shortly after 7 a.m.," the RCMP said in a statement. "The armed suspect was apprehended shortly before 8:30 a.m. without any incident and he was brought into police custody for questioning."

Police, who have yet to release the identity of the suspect, say they are keeping the man in custody overnight and “charges are pending.”

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