Sheriff: Man survives jump from 6th floor of courthouse

A man who was due to appear in court Wednesday morning jumped from a bathroom window on the sixth floor of the St. Mary Parish Courthouse in Franklin, Sheriff Blaise Smith said in a news release.

The sheriff says the man, who was supposed to appear in court for a child support hearing, survived the fall and was located in the area a short time later. The man landed on an awning, but the extent of his injuries is unknown, Smith said.

At 9:46 a.m. Wednesday, the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office received a complaint that a male subject jumped from a window on the sixth floor of the courthouse.

Upon investigation, authorities learned that the subject was due to appear in court Wednesday morning. He went to the restroom and jumped out of the window, Smith said.

He was located in the vicinity of the courthouse. No arrests have been made at this time, and the matter is still under investigation. The subject was not an inmate at the time of the incident. Therefore, this is not being investigated as an escape, the sheriff said.