Dominic Adesanya, the 23-year-old Maryland man who officials say jumped the White House fence Wednesday night, appeared agitated in his first court appearance Thursday. He had two visible bandages on his left arm, repeatedly interrupted to ask questions, and had to be physically removed from the courtroom at the end of the proceedings, NBC News reports.
Adesanya has been charged with multiple counts of felony assault, resisting arrest, unlawful entry and making threats. His defense asked for a preliminary psychiatric screening, which was granted by the judge over the prosecutor’s objection. His next court appearance is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 27.
Secret Service officials say Adesanya scaled the north fence of the White House at 7:16 p.m., and made it as far as 20-25 yards before he was tackled by officers and dogs. He was immediately taken into custody on the North Lawn.
Although Adesanya was unarmed at the time of his arrest, two Secret Service dogs — “Hurricane” and “Jordan” — were taken to a veterinarian Wednesday night for bruising injuries sustained during the incident. Both dogs were cleared to return to duty. Adesanya sustained dog bites on his arms, back, chest, and knee.
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USSS K-9 Jordan – black/tan Belgian Malinois, brown eyes, age 5, enjoys walks around White House, ready to work pic.twitter.com/sMphy85HQf









