Midtown saw a massive emergency response Wednesday as a man threatened to leap from his 20-story apartment after a warrant was issued for his arrest by the FBI, police confirmed.
According to police sources, the suspect spent several hours in talks with law enforcement. According to sources familiar with the investigation, the man smashed his window and climbed onto the ledge inside his apartment at 150 West 56 Street at around 8:51 a.m. on March 22 after the FBI attempted to execute a warrant for arrest.Not wanting to go in cuffs, the man was speaking with hostage negotiation all morning and afternoon while remaining seated on the windowsill.
With negotiations hitting a standstill, NYPD ESU members took dramatic action shortly after 4:40 p.m. The elite unit repealed out of the 31st floor and and lowered themselves down to the 20th floor where they entered through the suspect’s window and made the arrest.Photo by Lloyd Mitchell Emergency services inflated a rescue jump pad for a man who threatened to leap from his apartment building after the FBI issued a warrant for his arrest on March 22.
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