Suspect tries to break out of courthouse to avoid arrest

30 July 2010, 5:35 pm

SHELTON, Wash. - A Mason County man tried to jump out the window of a courtroom after a judge ordered his arrest, according to court staffers. Andy Sopak was about to be arrested under suspicion of violating a restraining order when witnesses said he used his head to break out two windows of the first floor courtroom. Sopak's defense attorney and a police officer prevented the escape by grabbing ...... Read More »

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