Accused White House shooter to appear in DC court

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WASHINGTON (AP) – A man accused of firing an assault rifle at the White House is expected to appear in court in Washington.

Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez is scheduled to appear in federal court Monday at 1:45 p.m.

Ortega was arrested last week in Pennsylvania. The Idaho Falls, Idaho, resident is accused of driving by the White House on the evening of Nov. 11 and firing at the White House from his vehicle. Authorities say one of the rounds he fired cracked a window of the first family’s living quarters.

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama were away, and no one was injured.

Copyright 2011 The Associated Press.