Someone botched the background check.
A man with a White House pass was reportedly arrested outside the presidential home on a charge of attempted murder — weeks after the warrant was issued.
Martese Maurice Edwards, 29, had been working as a contractor for the National Security Council in the Old Executive Office Building.
Details on the charge were not immediately available, but neither NBC nor Fox News gave any indication that Mr. Edwards is suspected of trying to kill someone at the White House, or directly related to politics.
But according to NBC News reporter Geoff Bennett, there was a several-week lag between the warrant for Mr. Edwards‘ arrest and the Secret Service learning about it.