WATCH: NYPD Officer Rappels Down Building To Stop Man From Jumping in FBI Raid

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    NEW YORK (AP) — A police officer rappelled down a Manhattan skyscraper to stop a man who was facing financial fraud charges from jumping out of a 31st-floor window.

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    The daring arrest happened after federal agents went to the man’s apartment near Carnegie Hall Wednesday morning to take him into custody.

    Rather than give himself up, the man broke a window, sat on the ledge and threatened to jump, authorities said.

    “He was wanted by another agency, and instead of going peacefully to that agency he thought of taking his own life,” NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey said at a news briefing.


    The man dangled one leg out the window as police officers tried to persuade him to surrender. After an eight-hour standoff, Detective James Tobin of the Emergency Service Unit rappelled down to the man’s apartment from one floor up.

    Videos of the episode show Tobin kicking the man back into the apartment while officers inside grab him.

    The man was taken to a hospital for evaluation. It was not clear what charges he faced. Requests for information were sent to the FBI and the U.S. attorney’s office on Thursday.

    Maddrey said Tobin and the other officers from the elite ESU unit “showed patience, care, commitment” throughout the standoff. He said the officers “made a decision that nothing was going to happen to that man today and they kept their word.”

    Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell called the operation “another example of your NYPD working alongside our partners, putting their lives on the line every day in furtherance of public safety and the city.”


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    Truney
    Truney
    11 months ago

    This man did not kill himself.

    Kvetch
    Kvetch
    11 months ago

    Bragg sent him bc he thought the jumper had info on Trump

    Moone
    Moone
    11 months ago

    From what it seems like the person behind the window had ample opportunity to jump out while the officer was dangling down. It makes me question whether he really planned on jumping and if the NYPD had a different reason for this operation

    Blacktimes
    Blacktimes
    11 months ago

    It’s not good these days for white collar, you might as well mug someone or hold up on bank.