Crime

Police convince man not to jump from cable bridge

Tri-City Herald
Kennewick police Sgt. Ken Lattin convinces Anthony Aguilar, 44, to climb over the railing and safely walk off the cable bridge Wednesday after he threatened to jump into the Columbia River. The incident began when officers responded to Clover Island for a disturbance between Aguilar and a woman. Aguilar ran from the officers to the bridge. Bridge traffic was sporadically disrupted for about two hours before Aguilar agreed to come down and was cited and released.
Kennewick police Sgt. Ken Lattin convinces Anthony Aguilar, 44, to climb over the railing and safely walk off the cable bridge Wednesday after he threatened to jump into the Columbia River. The incident began when officers responded to Clover Island for a disturbance between Aguilar and a woman. Aguilar ran from the officers to the bridge. Bridge traffic was sporadically disrupted for about two hours before Aguilar agreed to come down and was cited and released. Bob Brawdy Tri-City Herald

Kennewick police Sgt. Ken Lattin convinced Anthony Aguilar, 44, to climb over the railing and safely walk off the cable bridge Wednesday after he threatened to jump into the Columbia River.

The incident began when officers responded to Clover Island for a disturbance between Aguilar and a woman.

Aguilar ran from the officers to the bridge.

Bridge traffic was sporadically disrupted for about two hours before Aguilar agreed to come down and was cited and released.

Kennewick police were helped by Pasco police, Kennewick fire officials, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office and Columbia Basin Dive Rescue.

This story was originally published February 17, 2016 at 3:57 PM with the headline "Police convince man not to jump from cable bridge."

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