December 20, 2011
Parolee hiding from SWAT team falls from ceiling
A California parolee hiding from a SWAT team has fallen through the ceiling and into the arms of officers who lobbed tear gas into the attic.
The San Bernardino County Sun ( http://bit.ly/sdZZ3d) says 22-year-old Tommy Nelson barricaded himself inside a stranger's apartment for more than five hours on Monday.
San Bernardino police Lt. David Harp says Nelson ran from gang squad officers and dropped a handgun before invading the apartment and ordering the family to leave at about 4:15 p.m...
LINK - SacBee.com