Florida man survives 3-story fall in Sam Ash Music store burglary in Clearwater

A Clearwater gentleman is going through a burglary charge right after law enforcement reported he broke into a Sam Ash Tunes keep — and survived a a few-tale drop in the course of action.

Law enforcement mentioned the person broke into the audio keep, which is located on McMullen Booth Street in Clearwater and made use of to be a substantial open banquet corridor and for decades was the common restaurant Kapok Tree Inn, at about 4:45 a.m. on Oct. 20. The male obtained into the developing by way of a window in the vicinity of the roof and walked a perimeter ledge around the developing. He then shed his equilibrium and fell three tales, placing a lamp submit and a guitar show on the way down, police experiences condition.

The suspect employed an amplifier to split by a glass door and go away the constructing, law enforcement explained. He remaining a path of blood, which was linked to him by means of DNA examination, according to court paperwork.

Police reviewed films from five distinctive Ring camera surveillance methods, which showed a auto driving around the location that resembled the suspect’s 2009 four-doorway, silver Kia Spectra. An equipment trailer burglary was claimed close to the identical time. The suspect was also arrested in relationship with that scenario.

The suspect was arrested March 10. He was produced from the Pinellas County jail two times later on on $10,000 bail.

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