Seattle police arrested a man with an active murder warrant Tuesday evening after he was seen climbing over a pedestrian gate on the Ballard Bridge while the drawbridge was in operation.
According to police, officers responded around 8 p.m. on April 7 to reports of a man attempting to cross the bridge despite the gate blocking foot traffic. When officers contacted the individual, he provided a false name that corresponded to a person with a felony assault warrant, which he then denied.
Officers later confirmed the man’s identity using a mobile fingerprint reader. Police say he was wanted by the Washington State Department of Corrections on a second-degree murder warrant for escaping community custody after “absconding from house arrest,” according to the report.
After being taken into custody, the suspect attempted to flee while in handcuffs but was unsuccessful. A search of the man led officers to find a meth pipe and methamphetamine.
Police booked the suspect into the South Correctional Entity (SCORE) jail in Des Moines.
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