An off-duty Secret Service agent was arrested this morning in Washington D.C. after allegedly attempting to break into a house at midnight . Agent Arthur Baldwin was taken into custody at 12:30am on Friday on a residential street in south-eastern D.C. by the Metropolitan Police . He has been hit with a felony charge of attempted burglary and another of destruction of property . Residential : Baldwin was arrested here , on the 3200 block of D Street SE , not long after midnight Friday . The Metropolitan Police department told DailyMail.com that Baldwin was arrested by officers returning to the scene of the alleged crime , on the 3200 block of D Street SE . The agency revoked Baldwin 's security clearance and put him on leave in light of the arrest . He was posted with the Foreign Missions Branch of the service , which works with . The agency revoked his security clearance and put Baldwin on leave when the arrest emerged . Agent Baldwin is posted to the Foreign Missions Branch , which is attached to the State Department and deals with the United States ' diplomatic activities . Court records show Baldwin was to be arraigned Friday afternoon . The records do not list an attorney for Baldwin and a telephone number could not be located . Baldwin 's arrest comes two days after a high-ranking supervisor was also put on leave after he was accused of misconduct in a case that is also being investigated by police . The Homeland Security Department 's inspector general is investigating the allegations of misconduct by the supervisor . Baldwin 's arrest and the earlier allegation of misconduct are the latest black eyes for the agency responsible for protecting the president and his family . The inspector general is already investigating a March 4 incident in which two high-ranking agency officials are accused of driving into a secure area at the White House after a night of drinking .
Agent Arthur Baldwin arrested in south-east Washington at 12:30am two days . Charged with a felony charge of first-degree attempted burglary . Agent Baldwin , posted to Foreign Missions Branch , was placed on leave . Secret Service bosses also suspended his security clearance .