Man Breaks Leg Landing in Law's Long Arm

Tuesday, October 04, 2005 5:20:23 PM

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A Lincoln man who jumped from a second-story balcony — breaking a leg in the process — was arrested Monday by the sheriff's deputies he was trying to evade. But they weren't even looking for him.

Lancaster County deputies say they went to a Lincoln apartment looking for a suspect in a recent burglary. When no one answered the door, the deputies turned to leave, then heard a thud.

They found a man with a broken leg on the ground below the apartment, but it wasn't the burglary suspect they were seeking.

Nonetheless, he was arrested on outstanding theft warrants and suspicion of giving false statements.