Police Respond to Man Jumping off Cass Street Bridge

A verbal argument Friday morning ended with a man jumping into the DesPlaines River.

The incident began at a branch of National City Bank, where Cmdr. Brian Benton said a woman and a man were involved in a verbal domestic argument around 10:45 a.m.

"There was an argument between a male and female," Benton said. "When the officer had arrived, the subject took off on foot."

About five minutes later, police got a report that the 27-year-old male had jumped into the river. When police arrived, the man had already climbed out.

"He advised that he had issues with medication and wanted to go to the hospital," Benton said.

The male said he is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, and Benton said he did not know the cause of the PTSD.

Although bridge-jumping seems to happen often in , Benton said it is an infrequent occurrence.

"I'm sure the immediate access plays a role in it," he said of the number of bridges in Joliet.