The suspect found an unusual escape route, climbing to the top of an electric pole and staying there for 24 hours until he eventually gave himself up.
Rio de Janeiro: A fugitive fleeing the police in the Brazilian town of Itabira found an unusual escape route this weekend, climbing to the top of an electric pole and staying there for nearly 24 hours.
Police in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais had arrived to arrest the 38-year-old convict Friday for violating his parole when he made a run for it, climbing onto the roof of his house and from there scaling a 10-meter (33-foot) utility pole, officials and Brazilian media reports said.
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He eventually gave himself up and was brought to the hospital for medical checks before being taken into custody by the police.
Utility company Cemig said in a statement the incident had forced it to cut power to around 380 clients in the area for more than a day.
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