Only weeks after a knife-carrying, fence-jumping intruder made it deep inside the White House, Secret Service officials apprehended a person Wednesday night who jumped the White House fence. The intruder was captured well before reaching the residence.

Secret Service spokesman Edwin Donovan identified him as Dominic Adesanya, 23, of Bel Air, Md. Donovan said that Adesanya was unarmed when he was apprehended, and charges are pending against him.
“An individual jumped the north fence of the White House” at 7:16 p.m., said Secret Service spokesman Edwin Donovan. “He was immediately taken into custody by canine units and Uniformed Division officers.” No shots were fired, Donovan said.
D.C. fire and emergency medical services spokesman Tim Wilson said a man was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries from a dog bite.
Donovan said that two K-9s were also taken to a veterinarian with injuries sustained during the encounter with Adesanya.
The White House was under lockdown for more than 90 minutes afterward. Authorities shut down Lafayette Park after the incident, moving dozens of tourists to H Street. By 9 p.m., officers were allowing people inside the White House to leave and credentialed staff to enter the area. By 9:45 p.m., members of the public wereallowed to access areas of Pennsylvania Avenue and Lafayette Park.
Asked whether the incident had any apparent links to Wednesday’s attack by at least one armed gunman on the Canadian parliament in Ottawa, Donovan said the incident was under investigation and he had no further information.
Authorities lit up flood lights on the North Lawn as they investigated on Wednesday night. About half a dozen police were stationed in Lafayette Park, and dozens more stood along Pennsylvania Avenue.
Omar Gonzalez, who jumped the White House fence in September, was tackled by an off-duty Secret Service agent at the White House. The incident prompted a firestorm of criticism that led to the resignation of the Secret Service chief.
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But why nau? Why are they scaling the fence. What are they hoping to achieve by doing so. Strange indeed....
ReplyDeleteThey really need to raise the roof (lol), sorry fence and beef up the security!!!! Dazall.
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