Fancy Footwork Helps Nab Armed Suspect

Police in Ohio's capital city say fancy footwork outside a library tripped up an armed suspect's efforts to flee from police.

A video shared by police shows a man, identified only as "Bill," sticking out his leg and sending a man with a handgun tucked in his waistband tumbling to the ground. The incident happened April 3 outside a library in West Columbus.

“(The suspect) was coming my way so I got in his way,” Bill said in the video. “I heard him hit (the ground) and the gun went sliding out. He went one way and the gun went another.”

Bill was alerted by police sirens that day while waiting for his granddaughter outside the library.

Police say Bill's intervention may have saved the suspect's life, allowing officers to catch up and arrest him without shots being fired. The suspect's handgun, loaded with 29 rounds in a magazine, fell to the ground and was recovered by police.

The man was arrested. It's unclear what prompted officers to begin chasing him.