White House fence jumper suffers mental health issues

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Friday, October 24, 2014
This image shows one of the Secret Service K-9 dogs responding to the White House fence jumper.
This image shows one of the Secret Service K-9 dogs responding to the White House fence jumper.
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WASHINGTON (KGO) -- The father of the man who jumped the White House fence says he suffers from mental health problems and was arrested for a previous White House security breach.

Dominic Adesanya made it over the fence and onto the north lawn last night, but was quickly subdued by two Secret Service K-9 dogs. The 23-year old's father says his son is paranoind and hears voices.

Adesanya was arrested and charged with unlawful entry at the White House complex in late July. He now faces multiple felonies, including two counts of assault for attacking the dogs, who suffered minor injuries.

The Secret Service has released pictures of the K-9 dogs that sprung into action to stop the White House fence jumper.