- Police managed to save a man from falling from an overpass onto a busy highway in Columbus, Ohio last week
- Officers had been dispatched to an area near the highway following reports that two men were fighting
- When they approached the man responsible, he yelled at officers to kill him
- The man then took off and tried to jump over the concrete overpass before the officers managed to grab hold of him
Dramatic police body cam video has captured the moment officers saved a suicidal man who tried to jump off an Ohio overpass onto a busy freeway.
Two officers had been dispatched to an area near the Interstate 71 in Columbus last Saturday following reports that two men were fighting.
When officers Ryan Erney and Scott Wright arrived at the scene, a witness identified the suspect who started the fight.
Dramatic police body cam video has captured the moment officers saved a suicidal man who tried to jump off an overpass onto a busy freeway in Columbus, Ohio last Saturday
But when Erney tried to speak to the man, he reached into his waistband and shouted: ‘Kill me’.
Police say the suspect then fled and ran towards the nearby overpass.
The officer radioed for help as he pursued the suspect on foot.
The man tried to jump over a concrete wall that would have been a straight drop down onto the busy freeway.
Erney grabbed the man’s arms to stop him falling.
One of the officers grabbed hold of the man’s arms, while another held onto his pants (pictured above) before they were able to lift him to safety
The officers managed to lift the man over the concrete barrier. It would have been a straight drop down onto the busy freeway if the officers hadn’t grabbed hold of him
Wright’s body cam footage showed him running across to help his colleague and captured them struggling to keep hold of him until backup arrived.
With the help of two other officers, they were able to lift the suspect over the concrete barrier to safety.
The man was found to have active warrants out against him, including failure to register as a sex offender and probation violation.
He was handcuffed and taken into custody.
Police have not revealed the suspect’s identity.
The man was handcuffed and taken into custody. He was found to have active warrants out against him, including failure to register as a sex offender and probation violation