Bethlehem Man Escapes City Police, Jumps In River.

But he got caught. Just sayin.

So… this guy was chilling in a bar (would pay to know which one) when parole officers found him and blah blah blah.

Then, on the way back in the police car, he escapes! Keystone Cops ensues! 

A Bethlehem man wanted on state parole charges slipped out of his handcuffs and briefly escaped officers Friday morning by jumping into the Lehigh River, police said.

Shortly before 1 a.m., Jeremy Johnson, 31, was arrested at a Bethlehem bar by state parole and city police officers. When first approached by officers, police said Johnson gave a false name, but was identified by a tattoo on his neck.

Johnson had crack cocaine and marijuana in his pockets, police said, and was handcuffed and put into a cruiser. By the time police arrived at the station, Johnson had somehow slipped out of his cuffs, according to police. When officers opened the cruiser doors, Johnson fled and ran across the Fahy Bridge and down the steps to Sand Island, police said.

Johnson then ran down an embankment and into the river, police said, and officers were able to catch Johnson a short time later. No one was injured during the incident.

Johnson is charged with possession of drugs, resisting arrest, reckless endangerment, false identification to police, possession with the intent to deliver and escape. Police said Johnson is in Northampton County Prison, but his bail was not immediately available. Source

No, really what bar!?!?!??! I wanna know!!!!

Wait, they took him across the Fahy to the station, so that means he was on the South Side, at least we narrowed it down that much.

In any event, as I said, they caught him, which is good because Sand Island already has enough weirdos hanging out down there at night without Houdini playing magic tricks on people.

Off to Labor Day. Peace!