Secret Service arrests shoe-thrower

Posted: Monday, January 19, 2009 4:40 PM by Domenico Montanaro
Filed Under: White House

From NBC's Les Kretman and Domenico Montanaro
The Secret Service has arrested and is questioning a 30-year-old man for tossing a shoe this afternoon over the South fence of the White House.

Officers identifed the man as Ryan Hill. No hometown was given.

Hill has been charged with disorderly conduct. He's still undergoing questioning, but it's likely he won't be held, sources said.

Sounds like he was channelling this guy...

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Comments

Oh, so now the SS manages to do something.

Obama better have some good legs, the way the SS protected Bush, he may just need to make a run for it.

R Rollins, Illinois (Sent Monday, January 19, 2009 4:53 PM)

He should be questioned and detained as a enemy combative.......Or a patriot.

A fitting end to Bush.

Chris @ SLC (Sent Monday, January 19, 2009 4:57 PM)

My gosh, the shoes were Berluti's. Why not just throw something sold at Payless?

Harvey Dent (Sent Monday, January 19, 2009 4:57 PM)

Are shoes covered by the second amendment? And, if you outlaw shoes, are the only ones that will have shoes be outlaws?

H Renter (Sent Monday, January 19, 2009 5:00 PM)

i never get bored of this video. too funny.

Jane Alexandria, VA (Sent Monday, January 19, 2009 5:02 PM)

Did the guy have a concealed carry permit for the shoes? And were they a semi-automatic shoe or a six shoe-er?

Need To Know (Sent Monday, January 19, 2009 5:02 PM)

Give the poor guy his shoe back and send him home. I'm sure by now his foot is frozen solid. Hope he didn't pay a huge price for that shoe.

C A, Tuscaloosa, AL (Sent Monday, January 19, 2009 5:04 PM)

Now where did he get the idea that this would be a 'good' idea. Kinda on par with yelling "fire" in a movie theater or "bomb" on a plane. I thought America's youth, led by Barack Obama, were supposed to be smarter, yeah right.

Nicholas: Minnesota (Sent Monday, January 19, 2009 5:28 PM)

Bush still has one good day at Guantanamo left in him. Perhaps the shoe-tossers will meet and greet.

Nicholas: Minnesota (Sent Monday, January 19, 2009 5:29 PM)

eagle1776 (Sent Monday, January 19, 2009 5:30 PM)

Oh, he was only giving Georgie boy the boot. A little heave ho so to speak!

Beverly in Chicago (Sent Monday, January 19, 2009 5:52 PM)

Leave it to some Coleman supporter to tie Obama into this. Minnesota Republicans need to take theie meds.

AlbertLea (Sent Monday, January 19, 2009 6:10 PM)

It won't be long before shoe throwing is outlawed. This is what happens when a bunch of scaredy cat chickenhawks like the bushies are in charge...can you say PARANOID

Ralphie (Sent Monday, January 19, 2009 6:10 PM)

Events like this bring out the loonies as well as the good people. I am glad they got him before he hurt himelf and anyone else. Maybe he knows what crops are grown at the funny farm. If not maybe he should find out.
eagle1776

And Washington DC is loon central for the next day or so. Just putting a fence around it would solve a lot of problems.

Travis Gest, Portland Or (Sent Monday, January 19, 2009 6:22 PM)

As an American, I was offended by that act. Human to human, I'm unsetteled by it. I still can't believe what I just saw. It reminded me of kindergarden.

Maureen Brady, Collingswood, New Jerseym. (Sent Monday, January 19, 2009 6:35 PM)

Don't let the SHOE hitcha on the way OUT!!!!!

AverageAmerican, USA (Sent Monday, January 19, 2009 7:06 PM)

Why would anyone test the Secret Service on a day like this.Not a smart thing to do !

John Springfield Missouri (Sent Monday, January 19, 2009 7:06 PM)

Another kook who needs a public humiliation and spanking.

Mollyanna (Sent Monday, January 19, 2009 7:43 PM)

The entire lot of you idiots out there are just as stupid as the guy that threw that shoe. I wonder what else you will come up with to talk about before the coming of Christ at 12noon 01/20/09. He(Obama) has done nothing but secured a job and living quarters for the next four years.

John Johnson (Sent Monday, January 19, 2009 8:12 PM)

im sorry he miss mr bush ,he deserve worse than that for invading a country in sandals.

jhon doe (Sent Monday, January 19, 2009 10:00 PM)

check out shoebush.org. There was a shoe-hurling event organized for today in D.C. !

Caryn, Boston, MA (Sent Monday, January 19, 2009 11:30 PM)

This may be the first "flake" of a "shoestorm" I'll bet there will be a shower of Rockports on Bush's limo as he travels to the Capitol.

Jeff, Astoria. NY (Sent Tuesday, January 20, 2009 12:14 AM)

if the boot fit..you must equit

John Taylor (Sent Tuesday, January 20, 2009 1:33 AM)

Nicholas: If you were to do your research (I'm supposing the only thing you know about Arab culture is from Fox news...) you would know that what that man did is considered a huge insult in the Arabic world. Kind of ironic that you sarcastically called Obama supporters stupid... Way to go.

Seth Berry, Ann Arbor, MI (Sent Tuesday, January 20, 2009 1:44 AM)

George Bush should be tried for War Crimes. If he gets only a few shoes thrown at him he is lucky. What about the bombs and arsenals thrown at millions of innocent people for the purpose of US dominance of the world?

Since when is there a law against throwing shoes? Is this another Bush Law?

Janice Taylor, Lakewood, WA (Sent Tuesday, January 20, 2009 2:03 AM)

Hopefully someone does this at Bush and it's a grenade.

America wants Bush to pay! (Sent Tuesday, January 20, 2009 3:32 AM)

No matter who the president is he still deserves our respect as head of our republic and history will eventually bring out 'the good, the bad,the ugly' but respect is always uppermost for the highest office in the United States of America, may God give wisdom to the president-elect Obama.

Effie M. Rainey (Sent Tuesday, January 20, 2009 6:36 AM)

The man that threw the shoe should have thought of the invitee and not of the invited who represents 300,000,000 people that sent people to help him, for it would have been death for him under the old regime to commit an act such as this, further more there is a higher power that will cure all of mankind's woes

j.onque east orange nj (Sent Tuesday, January 20, 2009 6:37 AM)

Not To Defend Bushie BUT No One Should Disrespect the Office. You can't Throw Shoes or anything else over the Fence. Or at the President for that Matter. That's the Peoples House and Don't Disrespect it....

Moss One (Sent Tuesday, January 20, 2009 7:30 AM)

These guy is very did not respect himself. Why should he throw shoe in white House? Let the service men make him talk.

song,serrekunda, banjul,Gambia (Sent Tuesday, January 20, 2009 7:34 AM)

Hope Bush takes a dump in that shoe and sends it back.

a (Sent Tuesday, January 20, 2009 8:09 AM)

They should have popped the guy with 2 .40 slugs.

Jason Phoenix Arizona (Sent Tuesday, January 20, 2009 8:20 AM)

Where is the boot!
The Shoe came flyiing in. Now where is the Boot!
Funny! What words did he shot?

Hanan (Sent Tuesday, January 20, 2009 8:51 AM)

@R Rollins, Illinois

"make a run" -- Will Smith style!

T College Station, TX (Sent Tuesday, January 20, 2009 8:51 AM)

Well, At least he had some sole! He stuck his tongue out which shows he's no heel. OK, I'll stop these comments laced with irony.

Wayne in Lawrence (Sent Tuesday, January 20, 2009 8:56 AM)

No one should knock this guy until they have walked a day in his shoe. Who knows what his reasons are for the shoe tossing event. But, if he hit his mark, perhaps he could try out for a pitching position for the Astros.

joel, Pasadena TX (Sent Tuesday, January 20, 2009 9:08 AM)

Yes, indeed, Avg American, don't let the SHOE hit you on the way out! I laughed out loud & enthusiastically waved all 5 of my fingers "so long" to GW! Yahoooo!

Carol in W.Endicott, NY (Sent Tuesday, January 20, 2009 9:35 AM)

Too bad the shoe missed him...maybe he'll be safer in his home in texas. lol

tisha bell, rochester, new york (Sent Tuesday, January 20, 2009 10:18 AM)

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