A Cecil County couple attempting to flee city police yesterday by jumping into the Gwynns Falls in West Baltimore after police observed their stolen car being driven erratically were pulled from the cold stream by police and remain in custody.
The man, identified as Jesse Sandow, 28, of North East, is wanted by Delaware police on drug violations and auto theft, said Officer Christopher Warren, one of the arresting officers. Sandow was expected to be extradited to Delaware.
About 8:30 a.m., Warren, of the Southwestern District, stopped a white Lincoln Town Car on Hilton Parkway between North Avenue and Edmondson Avenue after observing that the vehicle was being driven erratically.
When the car stopped, the driver and the woman got out and jumped into the Gwynns Falls, Warren said.
Warren said other officers arrived and that within minutes the man was found hiding under a rocky outcropping in the water.
The woman, Sandow's wife, made it to the opposite side of the 10-foot-wide stream and was captured by police who were waiting for her.
"They were both soaking wet, and the man's pants came off in the water," Warren said.
Sandow was taken by a city Fire Department ambulance to University of Maryland Medical Center, where he was treated for a sprained ankle and released into police custody. technorati tags:news, offbeat, offbeat-news, odd, bizarre, weird, funny, funny-humor, comedy, baltimore, maryland, dumb-criminals, fleeing-couple-jumps-in-river, crime, quirky Blogged with Flock Labels: baltimore, bizarre, comedy, crime, dumb criminals, fleeing couple jumps in river, funny, funny humor, maryland, news, odd, offbeat, offbeat news, quirky, weird |
