The man was handcuffed and placed on a psychiatric hold. Shortly after 2 a.m., deputies were able to grab the man off the wall while he was distracted, sheriff’s officials said. When they arrived, he was standing on a 4-foot wall at the top of the five-story garage and talking with his wife, according to the sheriff’s office.ĭeputies began talking to the man, and the sheriff’s hostage negotiations team and other first responders were called to assist. to the casino after receiving a call that a man was threatening to jump from the top floor of the parking garage. A suicidal man escaped Sonoma County sheriff’s deputies while in handcuffs and jumped to his death from the parking garage at Graton Resort & Casino early Monday, sheriff’s officials said.ĭeputies had responded around 1:30 a.m.
