Fleeing Fool Hides In Flue

This guy in Washington tried to dodge police… and picked possibly the worst escape route in recent history.

Cops get called to a boarded-up house because neighbors see smoke coming out of the chimney. Not a great sign already. They show up, hear someone inside… and instead of answering the door, this guy climbs out a second-story window and onto the roof.

Now officers are like, “Hey… come down.”

And he’s like, “Nah, I’ve got a better idea,” and climbs into the chimney… which is still smoking.

Spoiler: that plan did not age well.

He gets stuck almost immediately. Firefighters show up, try to pull him out from the top… he refuses… and somehow wedges himself in even deeper like he’s committing to the bit.

So they end up opening up the wall and pulling him out from the fireplace—past the smoldering debris he apparently thought was a good idea to slide toward.

He’s okay… just arrested… . but was first sent to the hospital to be checked out.  It’s unclear what charges he’s facing.