Word: modjeski
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...high iron fence on the east side of the White House on Tuesday night and rushed 60 yds. across the grounds. In the struggle to subdue him, a guard fired a shot that wounded the intruder and a Secret Service agent, each in the arm. Leland Modjeski, 37, of Falls Church, Virginia, was treated at George Washington University Hospital, where he was detained for questioning concerning his yet unknown motive...
...fifth time since September, security at or near the White House was breached when a man, armed with an unloaded revolver, jumped over the mansion's fence late Tuesday night. The suspect, Leland Modjeski, was tackled by a Secret Service agent; both men were wounded by the gunfire of a second agent. Modjeski, an unemployed onetime psychology student, was charged with felony assault and firearms violations. Officials said the President was never in any danger and may not have even been a target. Modjeski, they indicated, appeared to be psychologically troubled. Three days later, another man, Andrew Jopling, jumped...