Man arrested for breaking into King County Jail

BY Brandi Kruse  on March 12, 2012 @ 2:12 pm (Updated: 3:29 pm - 3/12/12 )

Police say a man tried to break into the King County Jail Sunday, and was subsequently booked into the jail for criminal trespass.

Staff at the jail noticed the man climb over a fence into a secure area of the facility in the 500 block of 5th Ave. He then made several attempts to open a locked door.

"Officers did ask him and he offered absolutely no explanation as to why he was attempting to break into the jail," said Detective Renee Witt with the Seattle Police Department, whose officers were called to the scene. "They didn't have to drive him or transport him anywhere because he was already at the jail."

Witt said the man told police he was aware he was on jail property.

Brandi Kruse, KIRO Radio Reporter
Brandi Kruse is a reporter for KIRO Radio who is as spontaneous and adventurous in her free time as she is on the job. Brandi arrived at KIRO Radio in March 2011 and has already collected three regional Edward R. Murrow awards for her reporting.
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  • Kosh wrote...
    Look Away Please
    March 12, 2012 3:10 pm
    It's just your typical LIBERAL !!!
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  • Aaron in Sammamish wrote...
    Liberal? Nahhh...
    March 12, 2012 3:48 pm
    A liberal would have tried to get into jail in the most convoluted possible way, utilizing the services of no fewer than ten public departments and a thousand hours of public employees' time. How else to justify their existence? Only the die-hardest far-right conservative would dare escort himself directly to a prison cell. That's some minimalist... stuff.
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  • Glover W wrote...
    Why are you here?????
    March 12, 2012 7:56 pm
    Drugs.....
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  • soo purletiv wrote...
    Dude:
    March 12, 2012 9:06 pm
    The bet was that you can't break OUT of the jail........
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  • C"mon Man wrote...
    Three hot's and a cot
    March 12, 2012 9:13 pm
    Ran out of money.
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