Omar Gonzalez of Copperas Cove , Texas , was charged with climbing over the the White House fence on September 19 and racing across the north lawn . He now faces up to ten years in prison for illegal entry charge and eight years for assault , plus hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines . Gonzalez was carrying a folding knife when he was arrested and told a Secret Service agent that he needed to tell President Barack Obama that the atmosphere was collapsing . Gonzalez , who has no prior convictions , suffers from PTSD .
Omar Gonzalez of Copperas Cove , Texas , was charged with climbing over the White House fence on September 19 and racing across the north lawn . He now faces up to ten years in prison for illegal entry charge and eight years for assault , plus hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines . Gonzalez was carrying a folding knife when he was arrested and told a Secret Service agent that he needed to tell President Barack Obama that the atmosphere was collapsing . Gonzalez , who has no prior convictions , suffers from PTSD .