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Dogs help arrest intruder who jumped White House fence | Dogs help arrest intruder who jumped White House fence |
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A man who jumped the White House fence was attacked by dogs before being arrested, in the latest security breach at the president's official residence. | A man who jumped the White House fence was attacked by dogs before being arrested, in the latest security breach at the president's official residence. |
Dominic Adesanya, 23, was stopped on a lawn near the building. He was unarmed. | Dominic Adesanya, 23, was stopped on a lawn near the building. He was unarmed. |
Video footage of the incident showed him kicking and punching Secret Service dogs who had been set on him. | Video footage of the incident showed him kicking and punching Secret Service dogs who had been set on him. |
It comes a month after a man armed with a knife scaled the fence and made it inside the White House. | It comes a month after a man armed with a knife scaled the fence and made it inside the White House. |
That, and other questions about security at the White House, led to the resignation of the head of the Secret Service, Julia Pierson. | |
A spokesman for the agency said Mr Adesanya had since been charged with two counts of assault on a police dog handler, one count of making threats and four counts of resisting arrest and unlawful entry. | |
Two dogs have been taken to the vet for treatment for their injuries, the spokesman added. | Two dogs have been taken to the vet for treatment for their injuries, the spokesman added. |
Meanwhile, it has emerged that in 2011, the Secret Service diverted agents from their duties at the White House to the home of an agency employee caught in a personal dispute with a neighbour. | Meanwhile, it has emerged that in 2011, the Secret Service diverted agents from their duties at the White House to the home of an agency employee caught in a personal dispute with a neighbour. |
The inspector general of the Homeland Security Department, John Roth, called the conduct a "serious lapse of judgement". |
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