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Fugitive arrested in Racine by US Marshals

A fugitive was arrested by US Marshals in Racine on Friday, April 5. The suspect was seen on video climbing onto the apartment building. He was later talked down off hte roof and taken into custody.

RACINE, Wis. - U.S. Marshals arrested a fugitive in Racine on Friday, April 5 after the person had climbed onto the roof of an apartment building.

According to the U.S. Marshals Service, the U.S. Marshals Service Eastern District of WI Fugitive Task Force, along with Racine Police Department and the Racine County sheriff’s deputies, went to an apartment complex on 3 Mile Road near Erie to search for a wanted fugitive, 19-year-old Henry Gryer.

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As task force members knocked on the suspect’s door, other members on the perimeter reported that he had fled to a rear balcony on the second floor.

Henry Gryer

As members confronted Gryer, he climbed to the roof.

The entire building was surrounded by law enforcement. Gryer threatened to jump off the roof.

Task force members made their way to the roof to keep eye contact and engaged the suspect in conversation, attempting to make him surrender.

The Racine Fire Department responded with a ladder truck, and an ambulance was standing by.

The scene near 3 Mile Road and Erie in Racine

Through dialogue with Racine Police Department negotiators, the suspect eventually walked to the ladder truck and climbed down off the roof, where he was taken into custody without further incident or injury to anyone.

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Henry Gryer was wanted on warrants including:

Possessing a Firearm-Adjudicated Delinquent of a Felony
Burglary to a building or Dwelling, Party to a Crime
Criminal Damage to Property, Party to a Crime
Felony Bail Jumping

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