Deranged Man Dances On Ex-Girlfriend’s Roof After Setting House On Fire

By Michael Avery in Bizarre On 21st October 2015
advertisement

#1

Police said a man stole his ex-girlfriend's car and drove it into a utility pole, set fire to her home and then climbed on the roof and danced during a standoff.

Police said they found 25-year-old Matthew Russ sitting in a chair in his ex-girlfriend's driveway holding a butcher knife. Police shot at him with rubber bullets, then Russ retreated back into the home.

#2

A short time later, smoke was seen coming from the house, and Russ emerged on the roof.

The police department's crisis negotiators tried to coax him from his second-story perch.

Even when flames broke through the rooftop, Russ ignored the danger in front and behind him.

advertisement

#3

Fearing that they had just about run out of time, police once again shot Russ with rubber bullets and a stun gun. Police then used a ladder to retrieve the incapacitated man from the roof and lowered him to the ground.

#4

Medics took Russ to Eskanazi Hospital for a mental evaluation. The victim was unharmed, and no police officers or firefighters were hurt during the 75-minute standoff.

A police official said if they hadn't used rubber bullets, Russ would have likely succumbed to the fire.

advertisement

#5