Man drowns after running from police, jumping in pond
Police say a naked suspect in a Tulsa apartment clubhouse burglary broke from custody, jumped into a pond and drowned
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Your support makes all the difference.A naked suspect in a Tulsa apartment clubhouse burglary broke from their custody, jumped into a pond and drowned early Thursday, police said.
In a social media posting, Tulsa police said officers answering a 4:30 a.m. burglar alarm at the Shoreline Apartments clubhouse found its front door shattered and a naked man inside with his wet clothing strewn around the room.
Officers handcuffed the man, who initially was cooperative but suddenly broke from them, kicked open a back door, scaled a patio railing and jumped into a pond. Officers jumped in after him, but the man failed to resurface.
A dive team later found the man's body in 10 feet (3 meters) of chilly, murky water.
Police were withholding the man's identity until they could notify his relatives.