Prosecutor sheds light on alleged White House intruder's past

Last Updated Sep 22, 2014 4:30 PM EDT

WASHINGTON -- 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 federal prosecutor said Monday. A machete and two hatchets also were found.

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The Secret Service says it has increased security in and around the White House while it investigates Friday's historic security breach. Family ...

The accused intruder, former soldier Omar J. Gonzalez, had been arrested earlier in the summer in Virginia with a carful of weapons, authorities said, and the federal prosecutor said Monday in court that Gonzalez had had a map with the White House and the Masonic Temple in Alexandria circled.

CBS News' Paula Reid reports that Gonzalez entered the courtroom in an orange jumpsuit and was unrestrained, but escorted by two guards.

Assistant U.S. Attorney David Mudd declared that Gonzalez was a "danger to the president." Gonzalez, who was carrying a knife, was arrested just inside the White House front door.

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While concerned about an armed fence jumper who managed to make it across the White House lawn and through the door, the president has "complete ...

President Barack Obama and his family had left the White House for Camp David Friday evening when the incident occurred. Obama's spokesman said Monday that the president was "obviously concerned" about what happened.

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Prosecutor sheds light on alleged White House intruder's past