Gunman Near JD Vance’s Motorcade Said ‘F— The White House’: DOJ

A Texas man accused of shooting at a Secret Service agent in Washington, D.C., on Monday and saying “F— the White House” was hit with federal gun charges Wednesday.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) charged Michael Marx, 45, of Midland with assaulting federal officers with a dangerous weapon, using and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence and unlawful firearm possession by a convicted felon over the Monday shooting, the agency announced. Marx’s arrest occurred after Secret Service agents said they encountered him with a handgun on the National Mall near Vice President JD Vance’s motorcade in transit from the White House. A heavy law enforcement presence was seen blocking traffic on Monday, the DCNF reported.

A Secret Service agent saw Marx walking with a visual print of a firearm in his clothing as Vance rode through 15th Street and Independence Avenue SW, the DOJ said. Agents began following him and issuing commands just before he drew the gun in front of bystanders, prompting a gunfight with agents in which he wounded a bystander, according to prosecutors. Agents arrested him after they say he collapsed on the ground from gunshot wounds.

“F— the White House,” Marx allegedly said while in an ambulance, along with, “Kill me, kill me, kill me.”

The DCNF could not identify an attorney for Marx.

Officials identified the suspect through his Texas driver’s license and found “aliases including Patrick Michael and Michael Zavici,” the DOJ said. He allegedly had no license to carry a handgun in Washington.

Marx’s arrest came less than two weeks after California teacher