Originally published April 6, 2007 at 12:00 AM | Page modified April 6, 2007 at 5:31 PM
Trying to outrun police, man jumps from scaffolding
A man who led police on a foot chase in downtown Seattle this morning was taken to Harborview Medical Center after jumping 40 feet from...
A man who led police on a foot chase in downtown Seattle this morning was taken to Harborview Medical Center after jumping 40 feet from construction scaffolding near Pike Place Market, police said.
Just after 10 a.m., two bicycle officers stopped a man at Second Avenue and Pike Street because he was acting suspiciously, said police spokesman Sean Whitcomb. The officers quickly discovered that a warrant for second-degree assault had been issued for the man and tried to arrest him, he said.
After a brief struggle with the officers, the man broke free, running through Pike Place Market and then south through Post Alley, Whitcomb said. At a nearby construction site, the man tried to escape the pursuing officers by climbing some scaffolding.
With the nearest officer 25 feet behind him, the man jumped from the scaffolding, falling about 40 feet in the 1300 block of Western Avenue, Whitcomb said. Homicide detectives are investigating the incident, which is routine when a suspect is injured during a police pursuit, he said.
Medics were called and found a man in his 30s lying on a concrete slab, said Capt. Reba Gonzales of the Seattle Fire Department. The man fractured both ankles, was complaining of back pain and may have suffered internal injuries, she said.
Copyright © 2007 The Seattle Times Company
Lake Union fireworks fun based on a blast from the past
Merchant Marine veterans fight for recognition
Fire danger already here in parched NW forests
Walk the deck of a restored schooner
Lake Washington's sockeye run may hit a record low

Tribal Fireworks Rivalry
The Fourth of July marks a long-standing fireworks rivalry between two clans of a Native-American family in Suquamish.
Entertainment | Top Video | World | Offbeat Video | Sci-Tech
shopping

events for Saturday, Jul. 4th
- Nordstrom Men's Half-Yearly Sale
- Emery's Garden Pink Flamingo Sale
- Darrington Open Air Market
- Karan Dannenberg Clothier Progressive...
editors' picks
More shopping guides- Palin links resignation to 'higher calling'
- Yakima teacher reprimanded for sending 5-year-old student home with bag of feces in backpack
- Plasma and LCD beware; OLED screens ready to go mainstream
- 6 jurors swear a cop's wife swayed panel in Kent civil rights case
- Fire sends service providers scrambling
- Going to Gas Works Park? Good luck
- Fourth of July festivals and fireworks in Seattle, the suburbs and beyond
- Woman accuses Sounders FC player Nate Jaqua of sexual assault, seeks more than $10 million
- More than 1 million seek tix for Jackson memorial
- Rob Johnson's double in 11th powers Mariners past Red Sox, 7-6
- Palin resigning as Alaska governor
748 - Seattle Mariners at Boston Red Sox: 07/04 game thread
244 - Woman accuses Sounders FC player Nate Jaqua of sexual assault, seeks more than $10 million
99 - Reports: NKorean missile arrives at launch site
98 - Palin's Declaration of Independence
73 - Mariners score unlikely win over Red Sox in battle of bullpens
58 - Rob Johnson ties a club record as Mariners win 7-6 in 11 innings
54 - Hatred for the NBA runs deep, but don't take it out on the players
53 - Former NFL MVP McNair killed
40 - Man pistol-whipped after argument at nightclub
40
- Plasma and LCD beware; OLED screens ready to go mainstream
- Going to Gas Works Park? Good luck
- Liven up Fremont's attempt to break a world record for a 'zombie walk'
- Merchant Marine veterans fight for recognition
- Lynnwood's City Bank gets tighter scrutiny
- Yakima teacher reprimanded for sending 5-year-old student home with bag of feces in backpack
- Retail Report | Pet-supply shops grow while other retailers fade
- Palin links resignation to 'higher calling'
- Fire sends service providers scrambling
- Oregon woman obsessed with rabbits back in jail
