Gordon Rago

grago@ydr.com

A 24-year-old York man jumped naked from a third-floor balcony of a motel Friday night before he ran to a convenience store where he caused "general mayhem," police said.

The man, whose name was not released, was apprehended by an off-duty law enforcement official at the Sheetz off of Route 30, police said.

Northern York County Regional Police were sent to Motel 6 around 6:20 p.m. for a report of a naked man causing commotion on the third floor, police said.

He had jumped from the balcony by the time police arrived. The man landed on top of a car in the parking lot, smashing its windshield.

The man then ran across Route 30 to the Sheetz, police said. Inside the store, items were thrown around. Later in the night, blood could be seen smeared on a counter and numerous bottles and lighters were strewn on the floor.

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Sheetz temporarily closed the store at 7:30 p.m.

After he was inside, the man ran out to the parking lot where he tried pulling open a woman's car door. Police said she was in her locked car screaming for help.

"An off duty member of the law enforcement community heard the woman's scream for help and intervened," police wrote in a news release. "The suspect was ordered to the ground at gun point by the off-duty law enforcement official."

Two citizens also helped to subdue the man.

Northern York Country Regional arrived and took the man into custody. He was then taken to York Hospital for injuries from the balcony jump.

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