ITHACA, N.Y. -- An Ithaca College student rode an electric scooter onto the White House grounds Monday to talk to President Donald Trump about fascism, officers said.

Bronzert Pedulla-Smith was arrested Monday by the Secret Service and charged with illegally entering the White House grounds in Washington, D.C.

Pedulla-Smith told an officer he was on a leave of absence from Ithaca College, where -- according to his LinkedIn profile -- he is a senior. He told the secret service he has bipolar disorder, officers said, and has been having manic episodes.

The incident happened at 5:21 p.m. at the intersection of 15th Street and East Street.

Pedulla-Smith rode an electric scooter through a restricted area, stopped at a checkpoint and put his kickstand down, a Secret Service officer said in a statement filed in the United State District Court for the District of Columbia. He was then confronted by Officer Brandon Connaughton.

“What are you doing here?” Connaughton said he asked the student. “This is a restricted area and you are not allowed to be here.”

Pedulla-Smith threw his hands in the air, Connaughton said.

After he was pulled to a sidewalk and handcuffed, Pedulla-Smith told officers he thought was allowed to be on the White House grounds and wanted to take photos, Connaughton said. He explained that he also wanted to talk to the president about fascism, the officer said.

Pedulla-Smith told officers he had taken an Amtrak train Monday to Washington, D.C. after an outpatient visit to a mental health facility in Ithaca, Connaughton said. He said he took the trip to tell Trump he is a fascist and “bring him down" in a non-violent manner, the officer said.

After his arrest, Pedulla-Smith was taken Sibley Memorial Hospital and given his medications, Connaughton said. He then became quiet, the officer said, and spoke more coherently.

Pedulla-Smith has been charged with entering and remaining on grounds without authority. The crime is punishable by fine or up to one year in prison.

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