TENNESSEE WOMAN WHO RAMMED WHITE HO– USE GATE APPEARS IN COURT

The Tennessee woman who stands accused of ramming a gate at the White House Friday appeared in court Saturday. Officials say that 35-year-old Jessica Ford kept saying that “I want my kids back.” She also insisted that she was going to “visit her fiancé, President Donald Trump.” Police report that Ford, who is from Rutherford County, intentionally struck the security gate with her vehicle while she was holding a pistol. Although guards tried to stop her, she allegedly continued to accelerate forward. Ford was finally pulled from the vehicle and handcuffed. The woman also reportedly tried to bypass security by scaling a wall at the White House in April, May and June, 2017. She was arrested all three times and warned to stay away. Ford has a lengthy criminal history in Tennessee. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, Ford has been charged with three offenses, all of them felonies: Act of Physical Violence Against Property in a Restricted Grounds using a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon (vehicle), which carries a maximum of 10 years, Forcibly Resisting and Impeding Federal Officers using a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon (vehicle), and Damage to Property of the United States in Excess of $1,000, both of which carry a maximum of 20 years.

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