Father of Nigerian-American White-House Fence Jumper says Son has Mental Health Problems
According to the father of the
Nigerian-American man who jumped over the White House fence, his son
suffers from mental health problems.
Victor Adesanya, the dad, also revealed that Dominic Adesanya had been arrested for a previous security breach at the White House in the past, CNN reports.
Victor also said that his son hears
voices and is paranoid. He further stated that the mental health
problems began to spiral out of control after he was prohibited from
trying out for the Stevenson University football team in Westminster,
Maryland. He dropped out of the college in November last year.
Dominic has reportedly been diagnosed
with paranoia and schizophrenia, and has been taking anti-depressants
and other drugs to manage his health.
A secret service spokesman revealed that
Dominic 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.”
Speaking about his son’s actions, Victor
said, “he doesn’t understand, you know, his problem is not the
President, you know, his problem is in his head…and he don’t want help …
we think he needs to be forced to get the help.”
