WASHINGTON - A government contractor arrested at the White House on an attempted murder warrant claimed in an online resume to be a Defense Intelligence Agency police officer.
The claim is not true, according to a government official with access to the suspect's employment records. In fact, Martese Edwards did apply to become a DIA police officer, but failed to pass a 2012 background check, the official said.
Edwards was arrested at a Secret Service checkpoint outside the White House Tuesday after appearing for his job at the National Security Council.
He was wanted on an attempted murder warrant issued in Prince George's County, Maryland after a shooting May 3. The incident left a man critically wounded.
Police accused Edwards of shooting his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend.
The warrant for his arrest was issued May 17 and was updated May 4, according to John Erzen, spokesman for the Prince George's County State's Attorney.
Erzen said the warrant and updated information were entered into a nationwide searchable law enforcement database on those dates.
Prince George's County Sheriffs deputies had been actively searching for Edwards, according to Sharon Taylor, spokesperson for the sheriff's department.
None of the agencies contacted by WUSA9 could say how the Secret Service became aware of the warrant.
According to Edwards' resume posted on LinkedIn, he worked as an executive assistant with job duties that included logging security badges, escorting guests and delivering documents.
Edwards had been working as a contractor in the offices of the National Security Council.
