RadioOnFire.com - The Secret Service has apprehended a man who jumped over the White House fence. CBS News correspondent Mark Knoller reported the individual jumped the fence about 7:16 along the White House North Lawn and is now in custody. It's the 7th fence jumping incident this year according to the Secret Service.
The man has been identified as Dominic Adesanya, 23 , from Bel Air, Md. , the Secret Service said. Adesanya was unarmed at the time of his arrest and charges are pending.
Two Secret Service dogs were taken to a veterinarian for injuries sustained during the incident.
"The individual was immediately taken into custody on the North lawn of the White House by Secret Service Uniformed Division K-9 teams and Uniformed Division Officers," said Secret Service spokesman Edwin Donovan. He did not get as close to the doors of the North Portico as the last intruder.
The White House was locked down for about an hour and 35 minutes after the incident began.
Video showed Secret Service agents surrounding the man on the north lawn of the White House, which was put on lockdown, according to Reuters. The man was transported to a local hospital, but the nature of his injuries was unknown.
Video of the incident Wednesday night taken by TV news cameras shows a man in white shorts just inside the White House fence on Pennsylvania Avenue. The video shows the man lifting his shirt as if to show agents that he has no weapons. The man is then seen kicking and punching two Secret Service dogs that were released on him.
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