Fresno roof jumper headed to prison

Monday, December 21, 2015
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The man caught on camera trying to run from police by jumping from roof to roof atop several Fresno homes is headed to prison.
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Abel Rodriguez was the suspect involved in a bizarre getaway attempt back in February. And on Monday, Rodriguez was sentenced to nine years in prison for assault, false imprisonment and other charges.

He was a wanted parolee when he tried to run from officers. That was after he threatened and assaulted a woman inside her home in central Fresno, breaking in and holding a screwdriver to her throat.
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