WASHINGTON (AP) — The Secret Service says two dogs that were kicked and punched by a White House intruder yesterday have been taken to a vet and treated for minor bruising. Both dogs were cleared to return to duty.
Meanwhile, authorities are charging the suspect with felonies for allegedly assaulting the dogs and making threats.
Dominic Adesanya (ah-deh-SAHN’-yah) of Maryland is in custody for previous outstanding warrants. He was quickly apprehended on the White House North Lawn by uniformed Secret Service agents and their dogs after climbing over the fence last night.
Video of the incident recorded by TV news cameras shows a man in white shorts on the lawn just inside the fence. The man lifts his shirt as if to show that he is unarmed, then is seen kicking and punching the two Secret Service dogs.
The incident came about a month after a previous White House fence jumper carrying a knife sprinted across the same lawn, ran past armed uniformed agents and entered the mansion before he was taken into custody in the East Room.
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059-v-29-(Mike Gracia, AP correspondent)–The Secret Service apprehends the latest person to jump over the White House fence. AP correspondent Mike Gracia reports. (23 Oct 2014)
< 060-c-19-(Mike Gracia, AP correspondent)-“he was apprehended”-AP correspondent Mike Gracia reports there’s been another fence jumping at the White House. (23 Oct 2014) < APPHOTO DCJM301: Secret Service respond on the North Lawn of the White House after a man jumped the White House fence, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014, in Washington. The Secret Service apprehended the man who jumped over the White House fence. This latest incident comes about a month after a previous White House fence jumper sprinted across the lawn, past armed uniformed agents and entered the mansion. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) (22 Oct 2014) < APPHOTO DCEV101: With a second fence in the foreground, a maintenance worker performs fence repairs at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014, as part of a fence restoration project. The 23-year old Maryland man who climbed the White House fence Wednesday has been charged with felonies for assaulting two police dogs and making threats, the Secret Service said Thursday. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (23 Oct 2014) < Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
