A man was able to jump over the White House fence in the evening of Oct. 22, who was then arrested after Secret Service dogs attacked him.
The intruder is identified as 23-year-old Dominic Adesanya from Bel Air, Maryland. He was not carrying any weapons when he was arrested, and was able to get about 20 yards past the fence through which he entered.
A video capturing the incident showed several agents of the Secret Service surrounding Adesanya on White House's north lawn, which was placed under lockdown for 90 minutes after the arrest.
The video showed Adesanya punching one of the dogs that was sent to take him down. Two Secret Service dogs were injured in the incident and were taken to a veterinarian for treatment.
"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 Edwin Donovan, a spokesman.
K-9 teams refer to the special units of dogs and handlers that have been trained for various roles, including explosives and narcotics detection and patrol duties.
After Adesanya's arrest, he was transferred to a hospital to be evaluated.
The response of the Secret Service is better compared to the previous White House intruder incident, which happened about a month ago.
The last White House intruder was 42-year-old Omar Gonzalez, who similarly jumped over the mansion's fence. However, Gonzalez was able to make it into the East Room after overpowering the guard stationed at the North Portico doors of the White House.
Gonzalez was armed with a knife when he was finally apprehended by an agent just outside the doors of the Green Room.
Reports revealed that alarm boxes that are set up to alert all Secret Service agents of such incidents have been turned off because of complaints from the usher staff of the White House. The alarm was apparently disturbing them due to several malfunctions.
The incident drew intense criticism on the competence of the Secret Service in safeguarding the White House. Julia Pierson, the director of the Secret Service, told President Obama that additional security measures were being undertaken to prevent a similar incident from happening again.
However, the embarrassment from the intrusion of Gonzalez ultimately led to Pierson resigning from her position that she held for only 18 months.
Adesanya's attempted intrusion was less threatening than that of Gonzalez, who had 800 rounds of ammunition and semi-automatic weapons in his car.
