An unidentified intruder, right, shouts as he is approached by a member of the Secret Service Emergency Response Team on the North Lawn of the White House, Sunday, April 9, 2006 in Washington. The man was later taken into custody by the Secret Service. President Bush was in the White House at the time.

    WASHINGTON, April 9 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secret Service officers arrested a screaming intruder in the grounds of the White House on Sunday afternoon.

    The man, who has a history of jumping the White House fence, entered the president's property while George W. Bush was at home, said Secret Service spokesman Eric Zahren.

    The intruder, identified as 40-year-old Brian Lee Patterson, wore blue jeans and a ragged white T-shirt with the words "God Bless America" on it, said the spokesman.

    Bearded Pattersonv scaled the While House fence and ran onto the front lawn, waving his arms and repeatedly screamed "I am a victim of terrorism!"

    A dozen members of the Secret Service emergency response team, some crouching with guns drawn and one holding a barking dog, chased Patterson and surrounded him near the row of cameras set up for television broadcasts.

    "I have intelligence information for the president," said Patterson waving his arms in the air, "I am not afraid of you," he screamed. He was soon forced to his knees, handcuffed and led away.

    The incident lasted just a few minutes.

    Zahren said the man made "no spoken threats against" the president, but he would be charged with unlawful entry and contempt of court for violating a judge's orders to stay away from the White House.

    Patterson has climbed the White House fence three times before. It is not known how he got over the heavily-guarded boundary this time. Enditem