Suspect arrested following foot-chase in Post Falls
Brian Walker; Staff Writer | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 8 years, 7 months AGO
Brandon F. Ross
LISA JAMES/Press Post Falls police attend to Brandon Ross after a foot-chase that ended with police using a stun gun to subdue Ross. The chase lasted about 30 minutes after Ross was found wandering in neighborhoods around 12th Avenue. Ross was subdued in a field off 16th Avenue where a goat wandered over during the activity.
LISA JAMES/PressPost Falls police and first responders push Brandon Ross to an ambulance after a foot chase that ended with police using a stun gun to subdue Ross. The foot chase lasted about 30 minutes after Ross was found wandering in neighborhoods around 12th Avenue. Ross has multiple warrants, according to police, and was believed to be under the influence.
LISA JAMES/PressPost Falls police attend to Brandon Ross after a foot chase that ended with police using a stun gun to subdue Ross. The foot chase lasted about 30 minutes after Ross was found wandering in neighborhoods around 12th Avenue. Ross has multiple warrants, according to police, and was believed to be under the influence.
LOREN BENOIT/PressPost Falls police and first responders put Brandon Ross into an ambulance after a foot chase that ended with police using a stun gun to subdue Ross. The foot chase lasted about 30 minutes after Ross was found wandering in neighborhoods around 12th Avenue. Ross has multiple warrants, according to police, and was believed to be under the influence.
The report of a suspicious person wandering in yards along 12th Avenue in Post Falls turned into a foot-chase this afternoon. It ended with police using a stun gun to subdue the man before arresting him.
Post Falls Police Department personnel said the suspect, Brandon F. Ross, 29, was wanted on multiple warrants for arrest.
The half-hour chase ended in a field on the north side of 16th Avenue, across from the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints.
Capt. Greg McLean said, before Ross was subdued with the Taser the man held a pocketknife to his throat. Ross appeared to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol, McLean said.
Ross was transported to Kootenai Health for a medical evaluation before being booked into Kootenai County Jail.
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