K-9 units at the White House caught 23 year-old Dominic Adesanya climbing the fence at 7:16 pm Wednesday evening. Although the intruder successfully hurdled the fence, it was only a matter of time before guard dogs pounced on him and he was later tackled by secret service officials.
As the resident of Bel-Air, Maryland and former Stevenson University student made it over the fence, officials state that he kicked one dog but was stopped by another. While he is being charged with two counts of assault on a police dog, four counts of resisting arrest and unlawful entry and one count of making threats, his father has provided an alibi insisting that his son has a mental illness and suffers from paranoia.
“We wanted to get him help, and we’ve been asking the government to give him help and nobody has wanted to help us get help for him,” the man, who didn’t want to be identified, told WMAR-TV.
Apparently Adesanya is no stranger to misconduct. He was previously arrested two months ago at the White House after arguing with security who refused access into the building. In this incident, he was charged with a misdemeanor.
Since the occurrence on the north lawn, the entire White House has been locked down. “The individual was immediately taken into custody on the North Lawn of the White House by Secret Service Uniformed Division K-9 teams and Uniformed Division Officers,” the Secret Service spokesman said. Adesanya has been escorted to the hospital and both dogs have been seen by the local veterinarian for minor bruising.