By Mila Mimica
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Maryland man is in custody after jumping the White House fence Wednesday, just
weeks after a similar incident prompted the director of the Secret Service to
resign.
Officials said around 7:15
p.m., 23-year-old Dominic Adesanya climbed the fence on the North Lawn and got
about 20 yards past it when he was taken down by Secret Service officers and
K-9 dogs.
The
officers were heard yelling, "Stop moving!" in a grainy surveillance
video. Adesanya is then heard screaming, "I'm not!"
Adesanya, of Bel Air, Maryland,
is in custody and has been hospitalized for unknown injuries.
Secret
Service officials say two dogs were taken to a veterinarian for injuries
sustained during the incident after being kicked.
The White House was locked down
until just before 9 p.m. Officials say Adesanya was not armed.
Law
enforcement sources told News4 President Obama was at the White House at the
time.
Just
last month, 42-year-old Omar Gonzalez also jumped the fence, entered the
White House and got to the East Room before he was arrested. The security
breach prompted scrutiny of the Secret Service, which led to the resignation of
director Julia Pierson Oct 1.
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton
(D-D.C.) said the Secret Service K-9s made all the difference Wednesday.
"As the adage goes, 'Who
let the dogs out?'" Holmes Norton said. "This time, the Secret
Service let the dogs out. Had the dogs been out, Gonzalez would never have
gotten into the White House."
Source: http://www.nbcwashington.com
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