Grants Pass Police Arrested Man Who Got Stranded on Caveman Bridge Arch
Grants Pass Police arrested a man early yesterday after he got stranded on top of one of the arches on Caveman Bridge.
According to the Police Department, officers responded to a report of suspicious activity on the 6th Street span over the Rogue River on Wednesday at 12:16 a.m..
Police said 30-year-old Dustin Michael Fontana told them he climbed onto the Caveman Bridge archway to "get high and look at the stars." He then panicked because he is scared of heights and had an anxiety attack, hanging himself up on the bridge's pigeon spikes where he could not free himself.
Officers were able to talk Fontana through detaching himself and getting down -- but his behavior had already created public alarm, resulting in calls to 9-1-1 and shutting down one lane of traffic.
Fontana was arrested and lodged at the Josephine County Jail for Disorderly Conduct.
Posted on 12/12/24 6:00AM by Sam Marsh
