Police: Pa. man dies, jumps out window to avoid arrest

Vivian Muniz
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CONNELLSVILLE, FAYETTE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police report a Pennsylvania man has died after he was caught trespassing and tried to avoid arrest by jumping out of a window.

According to Pennsylvania State Police, on December 29 around 11:00 p.m., troopers were called to a vacant building in Connellsville in Fayette County for a trespasser.

After searching the building, the suspect, Bernard Geisel, 42, of Uniontown, was found on the 4th floor and he was placed under arrest for an outstanding warrant.

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Police say while Geisel was being escorted down the stairwell, he jumped through a closed window, headfirst, from the 3rd floor. Geisel landed on the sidewalk below sustaining life-threatening injuries, troopers stated.

Geisel was taken to the local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

State police are continuing to investigate the incident.

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