Nigerian Causes White House Lock Down

A Nigerian-born American 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.

Dominic Adesanya, 23, jumped the fence, stood on the North Lawn around 7.16pm, gesturing and lifting his shirt, before being taken down by K-9 units and subdued by the Secret Service. While on the lawn, he kicked a Secret Service K-9 unit that ran at him before another dog wrestled him to the ground and he was taken into custody.

Secret Service officials say two Secret Service K-9s, named Hurricane and Jordan, were taken to a veterinarian for minor bruising sustained during the incident after being kicked. Adesanya, of Bel Air, Maryland, was hospitalized after suffering dog bites to his arms, back, chest and knee

Adesanya kicked a service dog that ran at him and then struggled with another on the lawn before being brought down. ©FoxNews

Adesanya punched a USSS K-9 unit as it tried to knock him to the ground and was transported to the hospital. ©FoxNews

The White House was locked down until just before 9 p.m. Officials say Adesanya was not armed. He has been charged with two count of felony assault on a police officer (K-9), one felonious count of making threats and four counts of resisting/unlawful entry, which is a misdemeanor. President Obama was at the White House at the time, law enforcement sources revealed.

Adesanya previously attended Stevenson University in Maryland but is no longer enrolled. On his LinkedIn profile, he lists his job title as 'American Slave.' Adesanya's father told the local press that his son is dealing with mental illness issues. He said the 23-year-old suffers from paranoia and has complained of hearing voices.

Dominic Adesanya refer himself as an 'American Slave'

“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.

According to his father, Adesanya was arrested at the White House two months ago after he argued with security guards who wouldn't allow him to enter.

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.