NYC man threatens to jump from high-rise window – One America News Network

March 22, 2023 Geri Berry US 0

Skyscrapers loom over downtown Manhattan on March 31, 2022 in New York City. New York City Mayor Eric Adams has said that remote work is hurting the city’s economy which depends on workers patronizing restaurants and other businesses. According to New York State Department of Labor, New York City’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 7% in February — down by 5.5% from February 2021 but still higher than February of 2020. Despite the numbers, there is a significant increase in foot traffic in Manhattan with many area restaurants and bars starting to have long wait times at peak hours. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) — (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

OAN Geraldyn Berry
UPDATED 5:18 PM – Wednesday, March 22, 2023

An FBI suspect has threatened to jump from the 31^st floor of a skyscraper during arrest whilst he was being apprehended by authorities.

The suspect, 35-year-old Ian Mitchell, had allegedly once posed as the scion of a wealthy Jamaican family back in 2015. Police say that he is wanted in connection with a financial fraud investigation.

Emergency services communicated and attempted to hold negotiations with the suspect as he dangled himself off the ledge of the 31^st floor of a building on West 56th Street between 6^th and 7^th avenue. Then, an NYPD Emergency Services Unit officer scaled his way down from the floor above to slip inside the residence through a shattered glass window, to conclude the bizarre face-off with the suspect.

🚨#BREAKING: Barricaded suspect, threatening to jump from high-rise building

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Multiple emergency response teams, including the FBI, are presently on-site, tending to a barricaded suspect on the 31st floor, who is currently threatening to engage in… pic.twitter.com/bT76PmRNKb

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This incident began on Wednesday morning, when the FBI attempted to execute a search warrant. Manhattan Supreme Court documents showed a pair of open grand larceny cases and a bench warrant for the arrest of Mitchell. At some point, they say, the suspect broke the window of the 31^st floor and walked on to the ledge.

Posing himself as “Ian Matalon,” Mitchell has been accused of performing numerous scams and even ran a multimillion-dollar hedge fund called INC Capital, promising his victims a handsome return if they invested in the bogus company and other ventures.

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