White House intruder had 800 ammunition rounds

Investigators found more than 800 rounds of ammunition in the car of the man accused of scaling the White House fence and sprinting inside the building, a US prosecutor said today. A machete and two hatchets also were found.

In a federal court proceeding, Assistant US Attorney David Mudd declared that the accused intruder, Omar J Gonzalez, was a danger to the president. Gonzalez was arrested just inside the White House front door.