Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Man arrested after threat to leap from Reno hotel

RENO, Nev. (AP) - Authorities say a Wisconsin man was arrested after officers persuaded him not to jump from his room in the 9th floor of the Sands Regency Casino Hotel.

Reno police say 48-year-old Randy Russell is wanted on a sexual assault warrant in Wisconsin in had previously been the subject of a search there. KOLO-TV reports that Russell is being held without bail.
Police say Russell was hanging from the window of his room threatening to jump when police arrived at about 9:15 a.m. Monday. It took officers about three hours to talk Russell out of jumping.

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