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Ohio Man Indicted For White House Security Breach

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published July 17, 2013 at 11:59 AM EDT

A federal grand jury has indicted a Kettering man who allegedly crashed his SUV into steel barriers at the White House last month, and jumped a fence. Secret Service agents say 32-year-old Joseph Reel was attempting to spray-paint a "Don't Tread on Me" snake on the White House. Agents say they found more than 200 rounds of ammunition in the vehicle. A trial date is pending. Reel has posted two videos on line featuring him making an anti-government rant and delivering a message to his infant son.

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Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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