Dominic
Adesanya, the 23-year-old Nigerian who was on Wednesday night arrested by the
United States Security Service officials for jumping the North Lawn fence of
the White House has been charged with two counts of felony assault on a police
officer for attacking the K-9 dogs, four counts of resisting and unlawful
entry, and one count of making threats.
Making this
known after the first hearing on Friday, Brian Leary, a United States Secret
Service spokesman, said that the accused who was unarmed at the time of his
arrest would be facing the court for a proper detention hearing on Monday.
Leary
pressed further that the accused who was wearing a blue jail jumpsuit during
the 12-minute hearing would be undergoing a psychiatric screening before the
detention hearing.
This is just
as his father, a resident of the State of Maryland has confirmed that he is
mentally derailed.
In his
confirmation, Dominic’s father, Mr. Victor Adesanya, said his son suffers from
mental health problems, adding that he had been arrested in a previous security
breach in the United States in the past.
The
suspect’s father pressed further that his son was paranoid and hears voices
from unseen people, stressing that he was arrested and charged misdemeanor two
months ago.
His words:
“He had done it before. He didn’t cross the fence. He was at the gate, fussing
at the people, wanting to talk to the President to tell the President about his
situation. He doesn’t understand, you know, his problem is not the President,
you know, his problem is in his head. And he doesn’t want help and we think he
needs to be forced to get the help”
He further
said his son had been experiencing a downward mental health spiral after he was
prohibited from trying out for a college football team at Stevenson University
in Westminster, Maryland. “He dropped out of school in November, and doctors
have diagnosed him with paranoia and schizophrenia, and have prescribed
antidepressants and other drugs.
He was
fighting the dogs because he thinks he’s got to prove he’s this phenomenon
athlete,” he added.
Dominic’s
father continued that the family had asked the American government for help in
the past without any success, adding that: “It’s hard to be in your house and
not know if the person you’re living with is trustworthy and to know they’re
mentally disturbed like he is,”
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