The U.S. Secret Service (USSS) protective detail of Vice President Kamala Harris鈥� stepdaughter Ella Emhoff was involved in an incident Tuesday in which a man caused damage to two of her protective detail鈥檚 vehicles in New York City.
鈥淥n Tuesday afternoon, an individual approached two United States Secret Service vehicles parked in lower Manhattan and, without provocation, caused damage to the rear license plate area of both,鈥� USSS spokesperson James Byrne said in a statement shared with CNN.
The man was detained by USSS with New York authorities putting him in police custody.
The incident comes at a moment of heightened scrutiny for the Secret Service just weeks after an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump 鈥� and days after the agency鈥檚 director Kimberly Cheatle resigned in the fallout.
鈥淪ecret Service Agents quickly detained the individual until local authorities arrived and placed the individual into police custody,鈥� Byrne said. 鈥淎t no point was any protectee in danger as a result of this incident.鈥�
Spokespeople for the vice president and second gentleman did not immediately respond to CNN鈥檚 request for comment.
It鈥檚 not the first incident involving a USSS protectee鈥檚 vehicle. Last November, a USSS agent on President Joe Biden鈥檚 granddaughter Naomi Biden鈥檚 security detail shot at individuals attempting to break into a US government vehicle in Georgetown.
