Felon fails to escape through ceiling tile
Published 11:12 pm Monday, October 1, 2007
ARLINGTON — It might work in prison-escape movies, but when a man tried to get away from Snohomish County sheriff’s deputies Friday night by crawling through the ceiling of a police station, he didn’t make it very far.
Deputies grabbed the man’s legs and pulled him down. When he fought back, they subdued him using an electronic stun gun.
The Arlington man, 24, was arrested Friday when deputies went to his home in the 25300 block of 19th Avenue NE to investigate a stolen vehicle that was reported seen on the man’s property, according to documents filed in Everett District Court.
Deputies found the vehicle and evidence of multiple apparent crimes, the documents said.
Deputies learned the man, a convicted felon, was wanted on warrants and arrested him.
They also found several guns, including a loaded .357-caliber Magnum handgun, the documents said. Felons are prohibited from possessing firearms.
The man’s home was full of what appeared to be stolen items, including computers, televisions and power equipment, the documents said. The man’s pickup also appeared to match the description of a truck associated with several reported burglaries and car prowls.
While being interviewed at the sheriff’s office north precinct, the man allegedly tried to flee by climbing through the ceiling, the documents said.
He had managed to move a ceiling tile before deputies pulled him down. He allegedly fought with deputies who used a Taser to subdue him, the documents said.
On Sunday, deputies served a search warrant on the man’s house and recovered stolen property, sheriff’s spokeswoman Rebecca Hover said.
The man was booked on warrants and for investigation of first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm and first-degree escape. He was ordered jailed on $50,000 bail.
An investigation continues and information about additional charges may be forwarded to prosecutors, Hover said.
Reporter Jackson Holtz: 425-339-3437 or jholtz@heraldnet.com.
