A sign is posted on a fence outside the White House in Washington October 23, 2014.
A sign is posted on a fence outside the White House in Washington October 23, 2014. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

The latest intruder, who jumped the White House fence on Wednesday night, apparently has mental problems. According to his father, 23-year-old Dominic Adesanya was previously arrested for similar reasons.

According to the Secret Service, Adesanya had to fight a couple of K-9 dogs before he was captured. The Maryland man was captured even before he barely made it to the North lawn. It was known that the dogs which fought with the intruder had to be taken to a veterinarian "for injuries sustained during the incident." Adesanya was accused of punching one of the dogs. He was later charged with two counts of felony assault on a police officer as he attacked the K-9 dogs. He was also charged for four counts of unlawful entry and resisting. The charges against him also include one count of making threats. Adesanya, on the other hand, did not carry any weapon.

Adesanya's father told CNN affiliate WMAR that his son suffered from mental issues. According to the father, who wished not to be named, Adesanya "hears voices" and suffers from "paranoia." The father said that Adesanya had been arrested near the White House around a couple of months back. He was then charged with a misdemeanour. This was the first time, however, Adesanya managed to "get that close."

"He didn't cross the fence. He was at the gate, fussing at the people, wanting to talk to the President to tell the President about his situation," the father said. He also said that the family had asked for the government's help for Adesanya. However, the appeal has not met with any success yet, he said. Adesanya's father, however, did not specify whom the family had approached for help. He said that it was difficult to live with his son as it was not possible to know if he was trustworthy. It is hard to live with a "mentally disturbed" person like Adesanya in the same house.

This was the second time in a month that an intruder managed to enter the White House. Iraq War veteran Omar Gonzalez had managed to reach the White House's East Room in September before an off-duty agent subdued him.

Contact the writer: s.mukhopadhyay@ibtimes.com.au

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