Missouri Man in Handcuffs Escapes Police, Jumps to His Death from Overpass

The Kansas City (MO) Police Department said that a man who had been taken into custody on Interstate 435 was able to escape detention, fled on foot, and then leaped to his death from a highway overpass.

The Kansas City (MO) Police Department said that a man who had been taken into custody on Interstate 435 was able to escape detention, fled on foot, and then leaped to his death from a highway overpass.

The man — who has been identified as 43-year-old Michael Barnett — was walking with a woman in and out of traffic, according to KMBC-TV.

An investigation remains ongoing.

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