A Nigerian man based in Maryland,
Dominic Adesanya, (pictured above) has been arrested after jumping the
White House Fence. According to police reports, around 7.15pm yesterday
Wednesday October 22nd, Adesanya, 23, climbed the fence on the North
Lawn of the building and got about 20 yards past the fence before he was
taken down by Secret Service and dogs.
He’s currently in police custody but is
being treated in a hospital for injuries he sustained during the
encounter. He was attacked by K.9 dogs.
The White House was on a lock-down for
about two hours after Adesanya jumped the fence. President Obama was
said to be in the White House at the time of the incident. Police also
said Adesanya was not armed but he’s still in big trouble.
According to his Facebook profile, he
attended Stevenson University for business administration and management
and Hartford Community College for an associate of science, along with
partially business administration and management.
His father spoke with ABC 2 and said
Adesanya had been arrested at the White House before and that the family
had tried to get him help.
His jump comes weeks after a similar
incident happened, prompting the resignation of the director of Secret
Service, Julia Pierson on October 1st. In September, a 42 year old man
named Omar Gonzalez also jumped the fence and got in the East room
before he was arrested. Guess there will be more copycats. The Secret
Service need to pay more attention.
Below are photos from the incident. Some of the dogs also had to be treated after Adesanya kicked them..
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