Officers went to the Tahitian Inn in Tampa, where Lohan was reportedly staying. According to the police, Lohan spotted the officers, tried to hide and then ran from them, eventually jumping off a third-floor balcony in an attempt to escape.
Lohan “apparently leaped up from his balcony and grabbed a hold of the roof. He then must have scurried across the roof (about 30 feet) until he thought he was hanging over top of the next balcony,’’ according to a report by Officer J. Ladd, one of two police who initially responded to the call.
The report says Lohan let go but missed the balcony. “He came crashing down on top of wooden high chairs that were laying on the ground.’’
Lohan was arrested after a short pursuit on foot and was taken to the Hillsborough County Jail. Deputies suspected he may have broken his foot when he jumped off the balcony, so he was then taken to Tampa General Hospital for evaluation.
Authorities said he will be returned to the jail once he’s been cleared by doctors.
Lohan was arrested Tuesday on domestic violence charges involving Major, a former reporter for the Star tabloid. Police say he grabbed her arms and pushed her down multiple times during a daylong argument. When Lohan was released from jail Wednesday, he said he “didn’t do anything’’ and the charges were Major’s way of making money.
The St. Petersburg Times ( http://bit.ly/txPQkt) reported that Lohan claimed Major set him up to be overheard by police Thursday. “She needs help, she calls me, and I’m a sucker so I call her back. I’m an idiot,’’ Lohan said as he was being put into the back of a police cruiser.
But in the police report, officers noted Major’s phone number did not appear among recent calls on Lohan’s phone.
