Suspect Caught Near Vice President’s Home

WASHINGTON — A man accused of holding up a taxicab at gunpoint jumped a security fence at Vice President George Bush’s residence Wednesday but was cornered by police dogs and arrested, authorities said.

Ronald Porter, 21, of Alexandria, Va., was apprehended about 1:20 a.m. in a maintenance area about a half-mile from the Bush home, Secret Service spokesman William Corbett said. “Of all the places to look to hide, that would probably be the second worst,” Corbett said. The White House “would be the worst.”